epairo denotes raising eyes, hands, head, or voice, and can also describe elevation in hostile or self-exalting contexts.

The occurrences chiefly describe raising a bodily feature or voice: eyes are raised to look, hands in blessing or prayer, heads in expectation, and voices in speech or outcry. Other verses show elevation in hostile or self-exalting language, as well as a person being lifted and a sail being hoisted.

1. Raise eyes, hands, head, or voice · dominant

   The form occurs with raised eyes in John 17:1 and John 6:5, where the APB renders Jesus looking upward before speaking or seeing the approaching crowd. It also accompanies raised hands in 1 Timothy 2:8 and Luke 24:50, a raised head in Luke 21:28, and raised voices in Acts 2:14 and Acts 14:11.

   John 17:1John 6:51 Timothy 2:8Luke 24:50Luke 21:28Acts 2:14
2. Elevation in opposition or self-exaltation · occasional

   In 2 Corinthians 10:5, the present middle participle identifies a lofty thing that the APB renders as rising against the knowledge of God. In 2 Corinthians 11:20, the present middle indicative occurs in a list of oppressive actions, rendered "if someone exalts himself"; John 13:18 places the aorist form in the statement that one who eats bread has lifted his heel against the speaker.

   2 Corinthians 10:52 Corinthians 11:20John 13:18
3. Lift or hoist a person or object · rare

   Acts 1:9 uses the aorist passive form where the APB renders the person as "lifted up" while the watchers look on. In Acts 27:40, the aorist active participle occurs as the sailors hoist the foresail and head for shore.

   Acts 1:9Acts 27:40

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the visible actions with "lifted up," "lifting up," "raised," or "raise," including eyes, hands, head, and voice. It also renders the other contexts as a thing that "rises," someone who "exalts himself," a person "lifted up," and a sail "hoisted"; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.