ἀνελεῖν
anairéō
to kill
To take up, lift, or remove; in specific contexts, to do away with or abolish; frequently, to kill or put to death (often violently or by official action). The verb can express both literal and figurative removal, ranging from picking up or lifting something, to destroying, abolishing, or executing a person.
Acts 9:23 · Word #9
Lexicon G337
| Lemma | ἀναιρέω |
| Transliteration | anairéō |
| Strong's | G337 |
| Definition | To take up, lift, or remove; in specific contexts, to do away with or abolish; frequently, to kill or put to death (often violently or by official action). The verb can express both literal and figurative removal, ranging from picking up or lifting something, to destroying, abolishing, or executing a person. |
Morphology V AOR ACT INF
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | INF — Infinitive — The verbal idea without person/number |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to kill |
| Literal | to-take-away-kill |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀναιρέω |
| Strong's | G337 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G337-13
to remove
| Morphological Notes | Verb, aorist tense (simple/completed aspect), active voice, infinitive mood. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active infinitive expresses the verbal action in a simple, undefined sense. "To remove" preserves the core idea of forceful taking up or taking away inherent in ἀναιρέω without narrowing it to a specific contextual outcome such as killing. |
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