περιαιρέω
periairéō · G4014 · Greek · 5 occurrences
Meanings
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to take from around, to remove
To remove something which is around something else
ExamplesActs 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 they hoisted the foresail to the wind and were heading for the beach.
2 Corinthians 3:16 but whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
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to do away with, to remove, to eliminate
To cause a state to cease
ExamplesHebrews 10:11 Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins;
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to give up, to stop, to quit
To stop doing something, with the implication of complete cessation
ExamplesActs 27:20 Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was slowly abandoned.
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- Not stated in the clause 2
- ἐλπίςhope 1
- κάλυμαveil 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἁμαρτίαsin 1
- ἄγκυραanchor 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὅθενtherefore, from where 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- δύναμαιcan 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 3 entries
- To do away with, to remove, to eliminate13.38
- περιαιρέω can denote abolishing or nullifying something no longer in force. Paul writes that in Christ “the veil is taken away” (2 Corinthians 3:16).
- To take from around, to remove15.204
- Literally, the verb describes physically detaching something wrapped or fastened around an object. Luke's account of the shipwreck describes the crew: “casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders” (Acts 27:40).
- To give up, to stop, to quit68.43
- The verb can also mark ending or discontinuing a practice, as of sacrifices that never accomplish their aim: “the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins” (Hebrews 10:11).
Word family 28 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon περιαίρω: 2 aorist infinitive περιελεῖν (participle plural περιελόντες; passive, present…
a. to take away that which surrounds or envelops a thing (cf. περί, III. 1): τό κάλυμμα, passive, 2 Cor 3:16 (πορφύραν, 2 Macc. 4:38; τόν δακτύλιον, Gen 41:42; Josephus, Antiquities 19, 2, 3); ἀγκύρας, the anchors from both sides of the ship (R. V. casting off), Acts 27:40; (2 aorist participle, absolutely, in a nautical sense, to cast loose, Acts 28:13 WH (others περιελθόντες)).
b. metaphorically, to take away altogether or entirely: τάς ἁμαρτίας (with which one is, as it were, enveloped), the guilt of sin, i. e. to expiate perfectly, Heb 10:11; τήν ἐλπίδα, passive, Acts 27:20.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 4 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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