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Lexicon :: Strong's G1869 - epairō

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ἐπαίρω
Transliteration
epairō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ahee'-ro
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:186,28

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπαίρω epaírō, ep-ahee'-ro; from G1909 and G142; to raise up (literally or figuratively):—exalt self, poise (lift, take) up.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G1869 in the following manner: lift up (15x), exalt (one's) self (2x), take up (1x), hoisted up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G1869 in the following manner: lift up (15x), exalt (one's) self (2x), take up (1x), hoisted up (1x).

  1. to lift up, raise up, raise on high

  2. metaph. to be lifted up with pride, to exalt one's self

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπαίρω epaírō, ep-ahee'-ro; from G1909 and G142; to raise up (literally or figuratively):—exalt self, poise (lift, take) up.
STRONGS G1869:
ἐπαίρω; 1 aorist ἐπῆρα, participle ἐπάρας, imperative 2 person plural ἐπάρατε, infinitive ἐπᾶραι; perfect ἐπῆρκα (John 13:18 Tdf.); [passive and middle, present ἐπαίρομαι]; 1 aorist passive ἐπήρθην; (on the omission of the iota subscript, see αἴρω at the beginning); from Herodotus down; Sept. chiefly for נָשָׂא, also for הֵרִים; to lift up, raise up, raise on high: τὸν ἀρτέμονα, to hoist up, Acts 27:40 (τὰ ἱστία, Plutarch, mor., p. 870 [de Herod. malign. § 39]); τὰς χεῖρας, in offering prayer, 1 Timothy 2:8 (Nehemiah 8:6; Psalm 133:2 (Ps. 134:2)); in blessing, Luke 24:50 [cf. Winer's Grammar § 65, 4 c.] (Leviticus 9:22 [yet here ἐξάρας]; Sir. 50:20); τὰς κεφαλάς, of the timid and sorrowful recovering spirit, Luke 21:28 (so αὐχένα, Philo de secular § 20); τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς, to look up, Matthew 17:8; Luke 16:23; John 4:35; John 6:5; εἴς τινα, Luke 6:20; εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, Luke 18:13; John 17:1; τὴν φωνήν, Luke 11:27; Acts 2:14; Acts 14:11; Acts 22:22, (Demosthenes 449, 13; Sept. Judges 2:4; Judges 9:7; 2 Samuel 13:36); τὴν πτέρναν ἐπί τινα, to lift the heel against one (see πτέρνα), John 13:18. Passive ἐπήρθη, was taken up (of Christ, taken up into heaven), Acts 1:9; reflexively and metaphorically, to be lifted up with pride, to exalt oneself: 2 Corinthians 11:20 (Jeremiah 13:15; Psalm 46:10 (Ps. 47:10); Sir. 11:4; Sir. 35:1 (Sir. 32:1); 1 Macc. 1:3 1 Macc. 2:63; Aristophanes nub. 810; Thucydides 4, 18; Aeschines 87, 24; with the dative of the thing of which one is proud, Proverbs 3:5; Zephaniah 1:11; Herodotus 9, 49; Thucydides 1, 120; Xenophon, Cyril 8, 5, 24); — on 2 Corinthians 10:5 see ὕψωμα.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
9:22
Judges
2:4; 9:7
2 Samuel
13:36
Nehemiah
8:6
Psalms
46:10; 47:10; 133:2; 134:2
Proverbs
3:5
Jeremiah
13:15
Zephaniah
1:11
Matthew
17:8
Luke
6:20; 11:27; 16:23; 18:13; 21:28; 24:50
John
4:35; 6:5; 13:18; 13:18; 17:1
Acts
1:9; 2:14; 14:11; 22:22; 27:40
2 Corinthians
10:5; 11:20
1 Timothy
2:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1869 matches the Greek ἐπαίρω (epairō),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:8 - And lifting G1869 up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:20 - And turning G1869 His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, “Blessed are [fn]you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:27 - While [fn]Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised G1869 her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:23 - “In Hades he lifted G1869 up his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:13 - “But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift G1869 up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be [fn]merciful to me, the sinner!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:28 - “But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift G1869 up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:50 - And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted G1869 up His hands and blessed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:35 - “Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift G1869 up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:5 - Therefore Jesus, lifting G1869 up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:18 - “I do not speak of all of you. I know the ones I have chosen; but it is that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘HE WHO EATS MY BREAD HAS LIFTED G1869 UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:1 - Jesus spoke these things; and lifting G1869 up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:9 - And after He had said these things, He was lifted G1869 up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:14 - But Peter, [fn]taking his stand with the eleven, raised G1869 his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:11 - When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised G1869 their voice, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have become like men and have come down to us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:22 - They listened to him up to this statement, and then they raised G1869 their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he should not be allowed to live!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:40 - And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting G1869 the foresail to the wind, they were heading for the beach.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:5 - We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised G1869 up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:20 - For you tolerate it if anyone enslaves you, anyone devours you, anyone takes advantage of you, anyone exalts G1869 himself, anyone hits you in the face.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:8 - Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting G1869 up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.
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