To take away
ἀπαίρωStrong’s G0522apairō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apairō is the Greek word usually translated “may have been taken away” and “may be taken away”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.”
Meaning
Usually translated “may have been taken away” and “may be taken away”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- may have been taken away 2
- may be taken away 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀπαίρω apairō · to take away
ἀπ-αίρω [in LXX chiefly for נָסַע ;] to lift off, hence, to take away; pass.: Mat.9:15, Mrk.2:20, Luk.5:35.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.