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 2 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.
On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
Read word by wordFor I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
Read word by wordHis master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
Read word by wordThen he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
Read word by wordHe replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Read word by word“Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.
Read word by wordBut they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
Read word by wordThe next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Read word by wordTo those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
Read word by wordThen Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”
Read word by wordImmediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,
Read word by wordso the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”
Read word by wordBut he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
Read word by word“Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.
Read word by wordAt this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
Read word by wordNo one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
Read word by wordSo the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
Read word by word“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”
Read word by wordSo they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
Read word by wordIf we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
Read word by wordHe cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
Read word by wordSo also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
Read word by wordI am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
Read word by wordAt this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
Read word by wordIt was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
Read word by wordAfterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
Read word by wordEarly on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
Read word by wordSo she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
Read word by word“Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
Read word by word“Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”
Read word by wordWhen the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
Read word by wordIn His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
Read word by wordAnd a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
Read word by wordComing over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
Read word by wordFor the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
Read word by wordThe crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
Read word by wordWhen a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
Read word by wordAfter hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
Read word by wordAnd you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?
Read word by wordDo you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
Read word by wordGet rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
Read word by wordhaving canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
Read word by wordBut you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
Read word by wordThen the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.
Read word by wordThen a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
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