αἴρω (airō) means “to take up” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ah'-ee-ro Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
αἴρω · airō · to take up
αἴρω, [in LXX chiefly for נשׂא, also for לקח, etc. ;] 1. to raise, take up, lift or draw up: Jhn.8:59 11:41, Act.27:17, al. 2. to bear, carry: Mat.4:6 16:24, al. 3. to bear or take away, carry off, remove: Mat.21:21, Jhn.19:31, 1Co.5:12 6:15 (see Lft., Notes, 216), al.; of the taking away sin by Christ, Jhn.1:29, 1Jn.3:5. (Cf. ἀπ᾽, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, μετ-, συν-, ὑπερ-αίρω). For exx. from π., see MM, VGT, see word) (AS)
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I raise, lift up, take away, remove.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| take | 7 |
| pick up | 6 |
| will be taken away | 6 |
| the disciples picked up | 4 |
| picked up | 3 |
| take away | 3 |
| take up | 3 |
| takes | 3 |
| takes away | 3 |
| to retrieve | 3 |
| took | 3 |
| away with | 2 |
| be lifted up | 2 |
| carry | 2 |
| did you collect | 2 |
| he took | 2 |
| removed | 2 |
| they have taken | 2 |
| will pull away | 2 |
| after hoisting it up | 1 |
| away | 1 |
| away with him | 1 |
| carried | 1 |
| for | 1 |
| get | 1 |
| get rid of | 1 |
| had been removed | 1 |
| have removed | 1 |
| he cuts off | 1 |
| he picked up | 1 |
| he takes away | 1 |
| let him remove | 1 |
| lifted | 1 |
| lifted up | 1 |
| raised | 1 |
| rid | 1 |
| shall i then take | 1 |
| should take it | 1 |
| so they weighed anchor | 1 |
| swept them all away | 1 |
| they lifted up | 1 |
| they picked up | 1 |
| they took away | 1 |
| they will lift | 1 |
| they will lift you up | 1 |
| they will pick up | 1 |
| to carry | 1 |
| to pick it up | 1 |
| was deprived | 1 |
| was picked up | 1 |
| was removed | 1 |
| will get him | 1 |
| will take | 1 |
| will you keep us in suspense | 1 |
| withdrawing | 1 |
| would take | 1 |
| you have taken away | 1 |
| you take | 1 |
| you withdraw | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| take up | 12 |
| away with | 5 |
| take | 5 |
| away | 4 |
| shall be taken | 4 |
| taketh away | 4 |
| they took up | 4 |
| to take | 4 |
| took up | 4 |
| taketh | 3 |
| took | 3 |
| be thou removed | 2 |
| bear | 2 |
| lifted up | 2 |
| shall be taken away | 2 |
| take away | 2 |
| they have taken away | 2 |
| they shall bear | 2 |
| took ye up | 2 |
| up | 2 |
| and take | 1 |
| and took | 1 |
| and took up | 1 |
| be put away | 1 |
| dost thou make | 1 |
| for to take up | 1 |
| he might take away | 1 |
| he taketh | 1 |
| him that taketh away | 1 |
| is taken | 1 |
| let | 1 |
| let him take | 1 |
| lifted | 1 |
| loosing | 1 |
| shall i | 1 |
| should take | 1 |
| take ye away | 1 |
| taken away | 1 |
| taketh away from | 1 |
| taking up | 1 |
| that taketh away | 1 |
| there was taken up | 1 |
| they lifted up | 1 |
| they might be taken away | 1 |
| they shall take up | 1 |
| they should take | 1 |
| they took away | 1 |
| thou shouldest take | 1 |
| thou takest up | 1 |
| to carry | 1 |
| to doubt | 1 |
| took they up | 1 |
| was taken | 1 |
| was taken away | 1 |
| when they had taken up | 1 |
| which was borne | 1 |
| will take | 1 |
| ye have taken away | 1 |
Page 1 of 2. 95 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
Read word by wordBut so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
Read word by wordNo one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
Read word by wordTake My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Read word by wordWhoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Read word by wordThen John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.
Read word by wordThey all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Read word by wordThey all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Read word by wordThen Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Read word by word“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
Read word by wordTake your pay and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you.
Read word by word“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
Read word by wordTherefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
Read word by wordLet no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
Read word by wordAnd let no one in the field return for his cloak.
Read word by wordAnd they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Read word by wordTherefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.
Read word by wordFor everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Read word by wordAlong the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
Read word by wordThen a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
Read word by word“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
Read word by word“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
Read word by wordAnd immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
Read word by wordNo one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
Read word by wordSome are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
Read word by wordFor whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
Read word by wordHe instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
Read word by wordWhen John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
Read word by wordand the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
Read word by wordThe people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Read word by wordWhen I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
Read word by word“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
Read word by wordThen Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Read word by word“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
Read word by wordAnd let no one in the field return for his cloak.
Read word by wordNow Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
Read word by wordAnd they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.
Read word by wordand they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
Read word by wordBut so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
Read word by wordAnd immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
Read word by wordIf someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.
Read word by wordGive to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
Read word by wordThe seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
Read word by wordPay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
Read word by word“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
Read word by wordThey all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Read word by wordThen Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
Read word by wordBut when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
Read word by wordWoe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
Read word by wordand raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
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