Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
aphaireō
Simplified transliteration
aphaireo
Principal Parts
ἀφελῶ, ἀφεῖλον, -, ἀφῄρημαι, ἀφῃρέθην
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
10
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1d(2a)
Gloss
to take away from, remove; to cut (off)
Definition
to take away, remove, Lk. 1:25; 10:42; to take off, cut off, remove by cutting off, Mt. 26:15; Mk. 14:47; Lk. 22:50
Greek-English Concordance for ἀφαιρέω
| Matthew 26:51 |
But one of those with Jesus stretched out his hand, drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest, cutting (apheilen | ἀφεῖλεν | aor act ind 3 sg) off his ear. |
| Mark 14:47 |
But one of those standing by, having drawn his sword, struck the servant of the high priest and cut (apheilen | ἀφεῖλεν | aor act ind 3 sg) off his ear. |
| Luke 1:25 |
“Thus the Lord has done for me in the days in which he looked with favor to take (aphelein | ἀφελεῖν | aor act inf ) away my reproach among people.” |
| Luke 10:42 |
but only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the most important thing, which will (aphairethēsetai | ἀφαιρεθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) not be taken (aphairethēsetai | ἀφαιρεθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) away from her.” |
| Luke 16:3 |
And the manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking (aphaireitai | ἀφαιρεῖται | pres mid ind 3 sg) the management away (aphaireitai | ἀφαιρεῖται | pres mid ind 3 sg) from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. |
| Luke 22:50 |
And a certain one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut (apheilen | ἀφεῖλεν | aor act ind 3 sg) off his right ear. |
| Romans 11:27 |
“And this will be my covenant with them, when I take away (aphelōmai | ἀφέλωμαι | aor mid subj 1 sg) their sins.” |
| Hebrews 10:4 |
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away (aphairein | ἀφαιρεῖν | pres act inf ) sins. |
| Revelation 22:19 |
and if anyone should take away (aphelē | ἀφέλῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away (aphelei | ἀφελεῖ | fut act ind 3 sg) his share from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are described in this book. |