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Lexicon :: Strong's G337 - anaireō

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ἀναιρέω
Transliteration
anaireō (Key)
Pronunciation
an-ahee-reh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἀνά (G303) and (the active of) αἱρέω (G138)
mGNT
24x in 15 unique form(s) TR
23x in 14 unique form(s) LXX
60x in 33 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀναιρέω anairéō, an-ahee-reh'-o; from G303 and (the active of) G138; to take up, i.e. adopt; by implication, to take away (violently), i.e. abolish, murder:—put to death, kill, slay, take away, take up.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G337 in the following manner: kill (10x), slay (8x), put to death (2x), take up (1x), do (1x), take away (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's G337 in the following manner: kill (10x), slay (8x), put to death (2x), take up (1x), do (1x), take away (1x).

  1. to take up, to lift up (from the ground)

    1. to take up for myself as mine

    2. to own (an exposed infant)

  2. to take away, abolish

    1. to do away with or abrogate customs or ordinances

    2. to put out of the way, kill slay a man

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀναιρέω anairéō, an-ahee-reh'-o; from G303 and (the active of) G138; to take up, i.e. adopt; by implication, to take away (violently), i.e. abolish, murder:—put to death, kill, slay, take away, take up.
STRONGS G337:
ἀναιρέω, -ῶ; future ἀνελῶ, 2 Thessalonians 2:8 (L T Tr WH text cf. Judith 7:13; Dionysius Halicarnassus 11, 18; Diodorus Siculus 2, 25; cf. Winers Grammar, 82 (78); [Buttmann, 53 (47); Veitch, under the word αἱρέω, "perhaps late έλω"]), for the usual ἀναιρήσω; 2 aorist ἀνεῖλον; 2 aorist middle ἀνειλόμην (but ἀνείλατο Acts 7:21, ἀνεῖλαν Acts 10:39, ἀνείλατε Acts 2:23, in G L T Tr WH, after the Alex. form, cf. Winers Grammar, 73f (71f); Buttmann, 39 (34)f [see αἱρέω]); passive, present ἀναιροῦμαι; 1 aorist ἀνῃρέθην;
1. to take up, to lift up (from the ground); middle to take up for myself as mine, to own (an exposed infant): Acts 7:21; (so ἀναιρεῖσθαι, Aristophanes nub. 531; Epictetus diss. 1, 23, 7; [Plutarch, Anton. 36, 3; fortuna Romans 8; fratern. am. 18, etc.]).
2. to take away, abolish;
a. ordinances, established customs, (to abrogate): Hebrews 10:9:
b. a man, to put not of the way, slay, kill, (often so in the Sept. and Greek writings from [Herodotus 4, 66] Thucydides down): Matthew 2:16; Luke 22:2; Luke 23:32; Acts 2:23; Acts 5:33, 36; Acts 7:28; Acts 9:23; Acts 9:29; Acts 10:39; Acts 12:2; Acts 13:28; Acts 22:20; Acts 23:15, 21, 27; Acts 25:3; Acts 26:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:8 L T Tr WH text; ἑαυτόν, to kill oneself, Acts 16:27.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:16
Luke
22:2; 23:32
Acts
2:23; 2:23; 5:33; 5:36; 7:21; 7:21; 7:28; 9:23; 9:29; 10:39; 10:39; 12:2; 13:28; 16:27; 22:20; 23:15; 23:21; 23:27; 25:3; 26:10
Romans
8
2 Thessalonians
2:8; 2:8
Hebrews
10:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G337 matches the Greek ἀναιρέω (anaireō),
which occurs 24 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16 -

Then Herod, when he realized that he had been tricked by the magi, was extremely angry, and he sent [soldiers] and put to death all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that area who were two years old and under, according to the date which he had learned from the magi.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:2 - The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people [who listened devotedly to His teaching, and who respected His spiritual wisdom].

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:32 -

Two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be executed with Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:23 - this Man, when handed over [to the Roman authorities] according to the predetermined decision and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross and put to death by the hands of lawless and godless men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:33 -

Now when they heard this, they were infuriated and they intended to kill the apostles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:36 - “For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody [of importance], and a group of about four hundred men allied themselves with him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were scattered and came to nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:21 - “Then when he was set outside [to die], Pharaoh’s daughter rescued him and claimed him for herself, and cared for him as her own son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:28 - ‘DO YOU INTEND TO KILL ME AS YOU KILLED THE EGYPTIAN YESTERDAY?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:23 -

After considerable time had passed [about three years or so], the Jews plotted together to kill him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:24 - but their plot became known to Saul. They were also watching the city’s gates day and night so they could kill him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:29 - He was talking and arguing with the [fn]Hellenists (Greek-speaking Jews); but they were attempting to kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:39 - “We are [personally] eyewitnesses of everything that He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem [in particular]. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:2 - And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:28 - “And though they found no cause or charge deserving death, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:27 - When the jailer, shaken out of sleep, saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:20 - ‘And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I also was standing nearby approving and consenting [to his death], and guarding the coats of those who were killing him.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:15 - “So now you, along with the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), notify the commander to bring Paul down to you, as if you were going to investigate his case more thoroughly. But we are ready to kill him before he comes near [the place].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:21 - “But do not listen to them, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him, and they have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Even now they are ready, just waiting for your promise.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:27 -

This man was seized [as a prisoner] by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon him with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:3 - asking as a concession against Paul, that he would have him brought to Jerusalem; (meanwhile planning an ambush to kill him on the way).

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:10 - “And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; I not only locked up many of the saints (God’s people) in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but also when they were being condemned to death, I [fn]cast my vote against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:8 - Then the lawless one [the Antichrist] will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by the appearance of His coming.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:9 - then He said, “BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL.” [And so] He does away with the first [covenant as a means of atoning for sin based on animal sacrifices] so that He may inaugurate and establish the second [covenant by means of obedience].
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