To take away
περιαιρέωStrong’s G4014periaireō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Periaireō is the Greek word usually translated “was abandoned”, “having cut away” and “having taken off”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.”
Meaning
Usually translated “was abandoned”, “having cut away” and “having taken off”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- was abandoned 1
- having cut away 1
- having taken off 1
- is taken away 1
- to take away 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Hebrews 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 27:40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
- Acts 28:13And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
- 2 Corinthians 3:16Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
- Hebrews 10:11And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
Greek dictionary
περιαιρέω periaireō · to take away
περι-αιρέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for סוּר hi. ;] to take away that which surrounds, take away, take off (τείχη, Hdt., Thuc.; χιτῶνα, Plat.; δακτύλιον, Gen.41:42, cf. σφρηγῖδα, Hdt., ii, 151) : τ. κάλυΜΜα, pass., 2Co.3:16; as nautical term (RV, cast off), ἀγκύρας, Act.27:40; absol., to cast loose: Act.28:13. Metaphorical, to take away entirely: ἐλπίς, pass., Act.27:20; ἁμαρτίας, Heb.10:11.† (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.