Periaireō denotes removing something, whether a physical object or an obstacle such as hope, a veil, or sins.

The attested uses chiefly describe removal from a concrete setting, including anchors being cast off and a veil being removed; they also extend to the removal of remaining hope and to sacrifices unable to remove sins.

1. Removing a physical item or covering · dominant

   In Acts 27:40, the aorist active participle occurs in the action of casting off anchors into the sea, while in Acts 28:13 the same participial form accompanies departure from a place; the APB renders both clauses with “cast off.” In 2 Corinthians 3:16, the present passive form is used of the veil, and the APB renders the clause “the veil is removed.”

   Acts 27:40Acts 28:132 Corinthians 3:16
2. Removing a remaining condition or burden · common

   In Acts 27:20, the imperfect passive form concerns all remaining hope of rescue, which the APB says “was being taken away.” In Hebrews 10:11, the aorist active infinitive is connected with sacrifices that cannot remove sins; the APB renders this “can never take away sins.”

   Acts 27:20Hebrews 10:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the relevant clauses as “removed,” “was being taken away,” “cast off,” and “take away.” These renderings confirm the clauses' removal actions without assigning each English expression exclusively to the lemma.