Strong G522ἀπαίρω

to take away

Transliteration
apairō
Pronunciation
ap-ah'ee-ro
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G575 and G142; to lift off that is remove: - take (away).

Detailed definition

ἀπ-αίρω
[in LXX chiefly for נָסַע;]
to lift off, hence, to take away; pass.: Mat.9:15, Mrk.2:20, Luk.5:35.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G522 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • take3

First verses

  1. Matthew 9:15
    And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
  2. Mark 2:20
    But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
  3. Luke 5:35
    But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀπαίρω
(compare ἀπαείρω), future ἀπᾱρῶ: aorist 1 ἀπῆρα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 967)]: perfect ἀπῆρκα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.100, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.82: _Ionic dialect_)]imperfect ἀπαιρέεσκον, variant {ἀπαίρεσκον}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.186)]:—lift off, and so, carry off, take away, τὰ ξύλα [Refs ([prev. passage])]; remove, τί τινος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1608; τινὰ Σπάρτης [prev. author] “Hel.” 1671; in “IT” 967)], perhaps get rid of, νικῶν ἀπῆρα φόνια πειρατήρια:—passive, ἀπαίρεται τράπεζα[NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Achaeus Tragicus 17.5; ἀπό τινος NT.Matt.9.15.)]
II lead or carry away, τὰς νέας ἀπὸ Σαλαμῖνος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.57; μελάθρων ἀ. πόδα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 774; ἀ. τινὰ ἐκ χθονός [prev. author] “Hel.” 1520.)]
II.2 elliptically (i.e. ναῦς, στρατόν, etc.), sail away, march away, depart, ἀπαίρειν ἀπὸ Σαλαμῖνος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.60, frequently in 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus, etc.: with _genitive_, ἀπαίρειν χθονός)] depart from the land, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 131; Σπάρτης ἀπῆρας νηΐ Κρησίαν χθόνα [prev. author] “Tr.” 944: with _accusative_ _cognate_, ἀ. πρεσβείαν)] to set out on an embassy, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.163.)]