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To lift up

ἐπαίρωStrong’s G1869

epairō

Appears in 19 verses of the New Testament

In short

Epairō is the Greek word usually translated “having lifted up”, “do lift up” and “lifted up”. It appears in 19 verses of the New Testament.

“I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”
1 Timothy 2:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having lifted up”, “do lift up” and “lifted up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having lifted up 7
  • do lift up 2
  • lifted up 2
  • to lift up 1
  • he was taken up 1
  • he lifted up 1
  • they lifted up 1
  • having hoisted 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 6
  • Acts 5
  • John 4
  • 2 Corinthians 2
  • Matthew 1
  • 1 Timothy 1

6 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἐπαίρω epairō · to lift up

ἐπ-αίρω [in LXX for נָשָׂא, רוּם, etc. ;] to lift up, raise: τ. ἀρτέμονα, Act.27:40; χεῖρας, Luk.24:50, 1Ti.2:8; κεφαλάς, Luk.21:28; ὀφθαλμούς, Mat.17:8, Luk.6:20 16:23 18:13, Jhn.4:35 6:5 17:1; φωνήν, Luk.11:27, Act.2:14 14:11 22:22; τ. πτέρναν (figuratively), Jhn.13:18. Pass., Act.1:9; metaphorically, to be lifted up with pride: 2Co.10:5 11:20.† (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.