ἀφαιρέω
aphairéō · G851 · Greek · 10 occurrences
Meanings
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to put away, to put out of the way, to remove
To put or take something away from its normal location
ExamplesMatthew 26:51 And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.
Mark 14:47 But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.
Luke 22:50 And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.
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To cause to cease, implying that someone is no longer permitted to enjoy or participate in some state or activity (to take away (from), to cause to no longer do)
ExamplesLuke 1:25 “This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to take away my disgrace among people.”
Luke 10:42 but only one thing is necessary; for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
Luke 16:3 “And the manager said to himself, ‘What am I to do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
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to do away with, to remove, to eliminate
To cause a state to cease
ExamplesRomans 11:27 “THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM, WHEN I TAKE AWAY THEIR SINS.”
Hebrews 10:4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
How it’s used In 5 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
10 occurrences in 8 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 3
- αἷμαblood 1
- θεόςGod 1
- κύριοςLord 1
- ὅστιςwhoever, whichever, whatever 1
- τὶςsomeone 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
8 occurrences in 7 groups
- ἁμαρτίαsin 2
- μέροςpart 1
- οἰκονομίαplan, stewardship 1
- ὄνειδοςdisgrace 1
- οὖςear 1
- ὠτίονear 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἐνin+ ἄνθρωποςman, person, people 1
- ἀπόfrom+ ἐγώI, we 1
- ἀπόfrom+ λόγοςword, saying, message 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὐnot 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἀδύνατοςimpossible, unable 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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In the other Testament 3 words
- סוּר çûwr · H5493 · to make a turn, to cause to make a turn
- סוּר (çûwr, H5493) represents the Hebrew semantic domain of removal/departure with broader idiomatic range (including 'turn aside,' 'depart,' 'avoid'), while ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō, G851) focuses more narrowly on the act of taking away or removing something from someone/something in Greek translation contexts.
- גָּזַל gâzal · H1497 · to seize, to snatch away, to rob
- Greek ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō, G851) encompasses both neutral removal and forcible taking, while Hebrew גָּזַל (gâzal, H1497) specifically denotes violent seizure or robbery, representing the forcible subset of ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō, G851)'s broader removal semantic range.
- גָּרַע gâraʻ · H1639 · to shear, to cut off, to draw up
- Greek ἀφαιρέω emphasizes the completed action of removal or taking away, while Hebrew גָּרַע focuses on the process of diminishing, reducing, or withdrawing (often with connotations of subtraction or cutting back from a whole).
Semantic domains 3 entries
- To do away with, to remove, to eliminate13.38
- Used of decisively removing something, as of the disgrace Elizabeth says the Lord has taken away from her in Luke 1:25.
- To take away (from), to cause to no longer do68.47
- Used of removing a responsibility or role from someone, as of the manager whose master is taking the management away from him in Luke 16:3.
- To put away, to put out of the way, to remove85.44
- Used literally of physical removal, as of the servant's ear that is cut off with a sword in Matthew 26:51 and Mark 14:47, and of the good part that will not be taken away from Mary in Luke 10:42.
Word family 28 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἀφαίρω; future ἀφαιρήσω (Rev 22:19 Rec. (from Erasmus, apparently on no Ms. authority;…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 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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