Definition
ἀν-αίρεσις, -εως, ἡ
(ἀναιρέω), [in LXX: Numbers 11:15 (הָרַג), Judges 15:17 (רָמָה), Jdt.15.4, 2Ma.5.13 * ;]
1. a taking up or away (Thuc.).
2. a destroying, slaying, murder (Field, Notes, 116; MM, VGT, see word): Acts 8:1.
Usage patterns
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- Acts 8:1ἀναιρέσει · deathAnd Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.