ἄρας

aírō

having taken up

To lift or raise (something) physically; to take up or carry away; to remove from a place. In extended and figurative usage: to lift up the voice (i.e., speak out or call loudly), to take on responsibility or bear (as a burden, sin, or guilt), to remove or take away abstractly (such as sin, law, or an obstacle). The primary meaning involves a physical or metaphorical sense of elevation, removal, or carrying.

G142

Mark 2:12 · Word #5

Lexicon G142

Lemmaαἴρω
Transliterationaírō
Strong'sG142
DefinitionTo lift or raise (something) physically; to take up or carry away; to remove from a place. In extended and figurative usage: to lift up the voice (i.e., speak out or call loudly), to take on responsibility or bear (as a burden, sin, or guilt), to remove or take away abstractly (such as sin, law, or an obstacle). The primary meaning involves a physical or metaphorical sense of elevation, removal, or carrying.

Morphology V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG 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 PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasehaving taken up
Literalhaving-taken-up

Lexical Info

Lemmaαἴρω
Strong'sG142

SIBI-P1 Translation G142-12

having lifted

Morphological NotesVerb, aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular (Gr,V,PAA,NMS): completed action, active voice, functioning adjectivally for a masculine singular subject.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active participle nominative masculine singular denotes a completed act of lifting or taking up performed by a male subject. "Having lifted" preserves the root sense of elevation or removal while reflecting the participial and active morphology.

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