Murder
ἀναίρεσιςStrong’s G0336anairesis
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anairesis is the Greek word usually translated “killing”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.”
Meaning
Usually translated “killing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- killing 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀναίρεσις anairesis · murder
ἀν-αίρεσις, -εως, ἡ (ἀναιρέω), [in LXX: Num.11:15 (הָרַג), Jdg.15:17 (רָמָה), Jdth.15:4, 2Ma.5:13 * ;] 1. a taking up or away (Thuc.). 2. a destroying, slaying, murder (Field, Notes, 116; MM, VGT, see word): Act.8:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “murder” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MUR'DER, noun
[Latin mors.]
- The act of unlawfully killing a human being with premeditated malice, by a person of sound mind.
- An outcry, when life is in danger.
All definitions and other forms of “murder”
MUR'DER, verb transitive
- To kill a human being with premeditated malice. [See the Noun.]
- To destroy; to put an end to.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.