UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: αἴρω; fut.3sg.; ἀρεῖ; αἴρω; aor.; ἦρα; αἴρω; inf.; ἆραι; αἴρω; pf.; ἦρκα; αἴρω; pf.pass.; ἦρμαι; αἴρω; aor.pass.; ἤρθην; αἴρω; fut.pass.; ἀρθήσομαι

Sense 1: to carry (away), to carry off, to remove, to take (away)

Semantic entry: 15.203

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Carry, Bear

Definition: to lift up and carry (away)

MAT 4:6: RV MAT 4:6 · LV MAT 4:6 · Read together MAT 4:6

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6 and told him, “Throw yourself down if you’re God’s son, because it’s written in the scriptures that God will command his messengers to look after you and to carry you in their arms so that you won’t bash your foot on a rock.”

OET-LV MAT 4:6

6 and he _is _saying to _him:
If you _are the_son of_ the _god, throw yourself down, because/for it _has _been _written, that Will _be _commanding to _the messengers of _him concerning you, and:
They _will _be _carrying you in their_hands, lest you _may _strike the foot of _you against a_stone.

MAT 9:6: RV MAT 9:6 · LV MAT 9:6 · Read together MAT 9:6

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6 But so that you’ll know that the son of humanity has the authority here on earth to forgive sins,” he said, “stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.”

OET-LV MAT 9:6

6 But in _order _that you _all _may _have _known that the son of_ the _man is _having authority on the earth to _be _forgiving sins (then he _is _saying to _the paralytic):
Having _been _raised, take _up the bed of _you and be _going to the house of _you.

All 72 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: RV MRK 2:3 · RV MRK 2:9 · RV MRK 2:11–12 · RV MRK 6:8 · RV MRK 6:29 · RV MRK 6:43 · RV MRK 8:8 · RV MRK 8:19–20 · RV MRK 11:23 · RV MRK 13:15–16 · RV MRK 15:21 · RV MRK 15:24 · RV MRK 16:18 · LV MRK 2:3 · LV MRK 2:9 · LV MRK 2:11–12 · LV MRK 6:8 · LV MRK 6:29 · LV MRK 6:43 · LV MRK 8:8 · LV MRK 8:19–20 · LV MRK 11:23 · LV MRK 13:15–16 · LV MRK 15:21 · LV MRK 15:24 · LV MRK 16:18 · Read together MRK 2:3 · Read together MRK 2:9 · Read together MRK 2:11–12 · Read together MRK 6:8 · Read together MRK 6:29 · Read together MRK 6:43 · Read together MRK 8:8 · Read together MRK 8:19–20 · Read together MRK 11:23 · Read together MRK 13:15–16 · Read together MRK 15:21 · Read together MRK 15:24 · Read together MRK 16:18

ACT: RV ACT 20:9 · RV ACT 21:11 · RV ACT 22:22 · RV ACT 27:13 · RV ACT 27:17 · LV ACT 20:9 · LV ACT 21:11 · LV ACT 22:22 · LV ACT 27:13 · LV ACT 27:17 · Read together ACT 20:9 · Read together ACT 21:11 · Read together ACT 22:22 · Read together ACT 27:13 · Read together ACT 27:17

CO1: RV CO1 5:2 · RV CO1 6:15 · LV CO1 5:2 · LV CO1 6:15 · Read together CO1 5:2 · Read together CO1 6:15

COL: RV COL 2:14 · LV COL 2:14 · Read together COL 2:14

REV: RV REV 10:5 · RV REV 18:21 · LV REV 10:5 · LV REV 18:21 · Read together REV 10:5 · Read together REV 18:21

Sense 2: to destroy, to do away with

Semantic entry: 20.43

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Destroy

Definition: to destroy, with the implication of removal and doing away with

MAT 9:16: RV MAT 9:16 · LV MAT 9:16 · Read together MAT 9:16

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16 No one patches old clothes with new material, because the patch will shrink and the clothes would end up with a worse hole.

OET-LV MAT 9:16

16 But no _one is _putting _on a_patch of_ unshrunken _cloth on an_ old _garment, because/for the patch of _it is _tearing _away from the garment, and a_worse tear is _becoming.

MRK 2:21: RV MRK 2:21 · LV MRK 2:21 · Read together MRK 2:21

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21 “No one sews a patch of new, unshrunken cloth onto used clothes, because the new patch will tear away from that old fabric, and it will end up with a worse tear.

OET-LV MRK 2:21

21 No _one is _sewing _on a_patch of_ unshrunken _cloth on an_ old _garment, and if not the patch is _tearing _away from it, the new from _the old, and is _becoming a_worse tear.

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 9:16 · LV MAT 9:16 · Read together MAT 9:16

MRK: RV MRK 2:21 · RV MRK 4:15 · LV MRK 2:21 · LV MRK 4:15 · Read together MRK 2:21 · Read together MRK 4:15

JHN: RV JHN 11:48 · LV JHN 11:48 · Read together JHN 11:48

ACT: RV ACT 8:33 · LV ACT 8:33 · Read together ACT 8:33

JN1: RV JN1 3:5 · LV JN1 3:5 · Read together JN1 3:5

Sense 3: to kill, to execute

Semantic entry: 20.65

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Kill

Definition: to deprive a person of life, with the implication of this being the result of condemnation by legal or quasi-legal procedures

LUK 23:18: RV LUK 23:18 · LV LUK 23:18 · Read together LUK 23:18

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OET-RV LUK 23:18

18 But they all yelled out in unison, “Take him away and release Bar -Aba (Grk. Barabbas) instead!”

OET-LV LUK 23:18

18 But They _cried _out all _together saying:
Be _taking _away this man, and send_ The Barabbas _away to _us.

JHN 19:15: RV JHN 19:15 · LV JHN 19:15 · Read together JHN 19:15

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OET-RV JHN 19:15

15 They yelled back, “Take him away. Take him away. Execute him on a stake.”
¶ Pilatos asked them, “You want me to have your king executed on a stake?”
¶ “We don’t have any king other than Kaisar,” the chief priests answered.

OET-LV JHN 19:15

15 And they cried _out:
Take _away.
Take _away.
Execute _on _a _stake him.
The Pilatos is _saying to _them:
May _I _execute _on _a _stake the king of _you _all?
The Chief _priests answered:
We _are_ not _having a_king, except not/lest Kaisar.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 23:18 · LV LUK 23:18 · Read together LUK 23:18

JHN: RV JHN 19:15 · LV JHN 19:15 · Read together JHN 19:15

ACT: RV ACT 8:33 · RV ACT 21:36 · LV ACT 8:33 · LV ACT 21:36 · Read together ACT 8:33 · Read together ACT 21:36

Sense 4: to withdraw

Semantic entry: 57.218

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Lend, Loan, Interest, Borrow, Bank

Definition: to withdraw money from a bank

LUK 19:21: RV LUK 19:21 · LV LUK 19:21 · Read together LUK 19:21

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OET-RV LUK 19:21

21 because I was scared of you, knowing that you’re a hard man—picking up what you didn’t put down, and harvesting where you didn’t sow.’

OET-LV LUK 19:21

21 For/Because I _was _fearing you, because you _are a_ austere _man, you _are _taking _up what you_ not _laid, and you _are _reaping what you_ not _sowed.

LUK 19:22: RV LUK 19:22 · LV LUK 19:22 · Read together LUK 19:22

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OET-RV LUK 19:22

22 ‘I’ll judge you by your own words,’ the master said, ‘you evil slave! You knew that I’m a hard man, picking up what I didn’t put down, and harvesting what I didn’t sow.

OET-LV LUK 19:22

22 He _is _saying to _him:
I _will _be _judging you out _of the mouth of _you, evil slave.
You _had _known that I am a_ austere _man, taking _up what I_ not _laid, and reaping what I_ not _sowed?

Sense 5: to take away from, to remove from

Semantic entry: 90.96

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: To Cause To Experience

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to take from) to cause someone to no longer experience something

Collocations: αἴρω ἀπό

MAT 13:12: RV MAT 13:12 · LV MAT 13:12 · Read together MAT 13:12

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12 because anyone who already has will be given more, and they’ll end up with plenty, but anyone who doesn’t have, even what they do have will be taken away from them.

OET-LV MAT 13:12

12 For/Because whoever is _having, will _be _being _given to _him and he _will _be _being _in _abundance, but whoever is_ not _having, even what he _is _having will _be _being _taken _away from him.

MAT 21:43: RV MAT 21:43 · LV MAT 21:43 · Read together MAT 21:43

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OET-RV MAT 21:43

43 “Because of that, I’m telling you that God’s kingdom will be taken away from you people, and be given to a people group who’ll produce a harvest.

OET-LV MAT 21:43

43 Because _of this I _am _saying to _you _all, that the kingdom of_ the _god will _be _being _taken _away from you _all and it _will _be _being _given to_a_people producing the fruits of _it.

All 8 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 13:12 · RV MAT 21:43 · RV MAT 25:28–29 · LV MAT 13:12 · LV MAT 21:43 · LV MAT 25:28–29 · Read together MAT 13:12 · Read together MAT 21:43 · Read together MAT 25:28–29

MRK: RV MRK 4:25 · LV MRK 4:25 · Read together MRK 4:25

JHN: RV JHN 10:18 · RV JHN 16:22 · LV JHN 10:18 · LV JHN 16:22 · Read together JHN 10:18 · Read together JHN 16:22

EPH: RV EPH 4:31 · LV EPH 4:31 · Read together EPH 4:31

Sense 6: to keep in suspense, to keep someone from being able to form a conclusion about something

Semantic entry: 30.36

Semantic domains: Think

Subdomains: To Think, Thought

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to lift up the soul of someone) to keep someone in suspense so that one cannot come to a conclusion in one’s thinking

Collocations: αἴρω τὴν ψυχήν τινος

JHN 10:24: RV JHN 10:24 · LV JHN 10:24 · Read together JHN 10:24

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24 when he was surrounded by the Jewish religious leaders and interrogated, “How long do you plan to keep us in suspense for? If you are the messiah, just tell us clearly.”

OET-LV JHN 10:24

24 Therefore the Youdaiōns surrounded him, and they _were _saying to _him:
Until when you _are _holding _in _suspense the soul of _us?
If you are the chosen _one /messiah, tell to _us with _plainness.

Sense 7: to be prepared to suffer even unto death, to take up one’s cross

Semantic entry: 24.83

Semantic domains: Sensory Events and States

Subdomains: Pain, Suffering

Definition: (a productive idiomatic expression, literally: to take up one’s cross) to be prepared to endure severe suffering, even to the point of death

Notes: The idiom ‘to carry one’s cross’ or ‘to take up one’s cross’ involves a number of important features of meaning. Unfortunately, this expression is frequently not understood correctly by many people who hear it or even use it. One reason for this is the actual absence of crucifixion in modern society. If a literal translation is to be employed, then some marginal note will probably be necessary in order to indicate clearly the full implications of such a statement.

Collocations: αἴρω τὸν σταυρόν

MAT 16:24: RV MAT 16:24 · LV MAT 16:24 · Read together MAT 16:24

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OET-RV MAT 16:24

24 Then Yeshua told his apprentices, “If anyone wants to follow me, they need to suppress their own desires and be ready to sacrifice and to suffer, and then follow me,

OET-LV MAT 16:24

24 Then the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to _the apprentices/followers of _him:
If anyone is _wanting to _come after me, let _him _renounce himself, and let _him _take _up the stake of _him, and let _him _be _following after _me.

MRK 8:34: RV MRK 8:34 · LV MRK 8:34 · Read together MRK 8:34

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34 Calling out to them and to the crowd, he said, “Anyone who wants to follow me must first put aside their own desires and then follow me—even through very difficult times.

OET-LV MRK 8:34