αἴρω
aírō
to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare H05375) to expiate sin
Lexicon
Derivation: a primary root;
to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare H05375) to expiate sin
- to lift up
- by implication, to take up or away
- figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor)
- by Hebraism (compare H05375) to expiate sin
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: away with, bear (up), carry, lift up, loose, make to doubt, put away, remove, take (away, up)
Usage
103 occurrences · 0 OT · 103 NT · 44 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- take up12 · 16%
- take7 · 9%
- away5 · 7%
- they took up4 · 5%
- took up4 · 5%
- taketh away4 · 5%
- taketh3 · 4%
- away with3 · 4%
- took3 · 4%
- shall be taken away3 · 4%
- to take3 · 4%
- shall be taken3 · 4%
- and took up2 · 3%
- up2 · 3%
- take away2 · 3%
- be thou removed2 · 3%
- they have taken away2 · 3%
- they shall bear2 · 3%
- lifted up2 · 3%
- took ye up2 · 3%
- bear2 · 3%
- therein, to take1 · 1%
- they should take1 · 1%
- which was borne1 · 1%
- and take1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.