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ἀναιρέω

anaireōto killHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb24 occurrences5 books23 verses

Definition

ἀν-αιρέω, -ῶ

[in LXX for הָרַג hi., מוּת hi., נָכָה hi., etc. ;]

1. to take up: mid., Acts 7:21.

2. to take away, make an end of, destroy (for late exx. of various senses, see MM, VGT, see word);

(a) of things (as frequently in cl. of laws, etc.): Hebrews 10:9;

(b) of persons, to kill: Matthew 2:16, Luke 22:2; 23:32, Acts 2:23; 5:33, 36; 7:28; 9:23-24, 29; 10:39; 12:2; 13:28; 16:27; 22:20; 23:15, 21; 23:27; 25:3; 26:10, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, WH, txt., R, txt.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀναιρέω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

24 total
  1. Matthew 2:16ἀνεῖλεν · he put to death
    When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
  2. Luke 22:2ἀνέλωσιν · to put [Jesus] to death
    …and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.
  3. Luke 23:32ἀναιρεθῆναι · to be executed
    Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
  4. Acts 2:23ἀνείλατε · put [Him] to death
    He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
  5. Acts 5:33ἀνελεῖν · to put [the apostles] to death
    When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
  6. Acts 5:36ἀνῃρέθη · was killed
    Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
  7. Acts 7:21ἀνείλατο · took him
    When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
  8. Acts 7:28ἀνελεῖν · to kill me; ἀνεῖλες · you killed
    Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
  9. Acts 9:23ἀνελεῖν · to kill
    After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
  10. Acts 9:24ἀνέλωσιν · to kill
    …but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
  11. Acts 9:29ἀνελεῖν · to kill
    He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
  12. Acts 10:39ἀνεῖλαν · they put [Him] to death
    We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
  13. Acts 12:2ἀνεῖλεν · put to death
    He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
  14. Acts 13:28ἀναιρεθῆναι · to have Him executed
    And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
  15. Acts 16:27ἀναιρεῖν · to kill
    When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
  16. Acts 22:20ἀναιρούντων · killed
    And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
  17. Acts 23:15ἀνελεῖν · to kill
    Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
  18. Acts 23:21ἀνέλωσιν · they have killed
    Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
  19. Acts 23:27ἀναιρεῖσθαι · to kill [him]
    This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
  20. Acts 25:3ἀνελεῖν · to kill
    …to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
  21. Acts 26:10ἀναιρουμένων · were condemned to death
    And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
  22. 2 Thessalonians 2:8ἀνελεῖ · will slay
    And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
  23. Hebrews 10:9ἀναιρεῖ · He takes away
    Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.