Greek · G337 · unreviewed

ἀναιρέω

To kill

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ἀναιρέω G337

Pronunciation anairéō

What does ἀναιρέω (anairéō) mean in the Bible?

ἀναιρέω (anairéō) is a Greek word meaning "to kill". ἀν-αιρέω, -ῶ [in LXX for הָרַג hi. Marks the severity of persecution and the reality of martyrdom.

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Meaning

to kill

Extended definition

To kill by deliberate action; emphasizes the act of taking life rather than mere death itself.

1to take up: mid., Act.7:21.

2to take away, make an end of, destroy (for late exx. of various senses, see MM, VGT, see word);

aof things (as frequently in cl. of laws, etc.): Heb.10:9;

bof persons, to kill: Mat.2:16, Luk.22:2 23:32, Act.2:23 5:33, 36 7:28 9:23-24, 29 10:39 12:2 13:28 16:27 22:20 23:15, 21 23:27 25:3 26:10, 2Th.2:8, WH, txt., R, txt.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Marks the severity of persecution and the reality of martyrdom. Acts 12:1-5

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Present Future

Voices

Active Passive Middle

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 10×

Aorist Active Acts 5:33 · Acts 7:28 · Acts 9:23 · Acts 9:29 · Acts 23:15 · Acts 25:3 6×

Aorist Passive Luke 23:32 · Acts 13:28 2×

Present Active Acts 16:27 1×

Present Passive Acts 23:27 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×

Aorist Active Luke 22:2 · Acts 9:24 · Acts 23:21 3×

Indicative states a fact or reality 9×

Aorist Active Matt 2:16 · Acts 12:2 · Acts 2:23 · Acts 7:28 · Acts 10:39 5×

Aorist Passive Acts 5:36 1×

Aorist Middle Acts 7:21 1×

Future Active 2 Thess 2:8 1×

Present Active Heb 10:9 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×

Present Active Acts 22:20 1×

Present Passive Acts 26:10 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 25 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 7 ongoing 1 prospective 1 background 1 subjunctive 3 infinitive 10 participle 2

Tense

aorist 18 present 5 imperfect 1 future 1

Voice

active 18 passive 5 middle 2

Mood

indicative 10 infinitive 10 subjunctive 3 participle 2

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

Acts 12:1-5 Killed anairéō Indicative · Aorist Active

To take away or kill.

Additional Occurrences

Luke 22:1–6 ἀναιρεῖν anairéō

To kill, take away

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 12 — The Lord Delivers His Servant and Judges Proud Opposition Acts 25 — Paul Appeals to Caesar and Is Set Before Agrippa

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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