Lexicon
ἀφαιρέω
aphaireō
G0851
G:V Greek

to remove

10
Occurrences
6
Books
Greek
Language

aphaireo denotes taking something away, whether an ear, disgrace, sins, authority, or a promised share.

The supplied verses show taking something away across concrete and abstract settings: an ear is cut off, while disgrace, sins, management, a good portion, words from a book, and a share are removed or withheld.

Senses in use

  1. Taking away or removing something · dominant

    The verb marks removal in several settings: in Luke 22:50, Mark 14:47, and Matthew 26:51 the APB renders the result of a sword strike as an ear being "cut off." In Hebrews 10:4 and Romans 11:27, the clauses concern sins being taken away; in Luke 16:3 management is being taken from the manager, and Luke 10:42 says Mary's good portion will not be taken from her. Revelation 22:19 places removal both from the book's words and from a person's share.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously uses "take away," "taking the management away," and "cut off" in these verses. These expressions show the clauses' contexts rather than establishing separate lexical meanings.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture