αἴρω

aírō · Greek · Strong's G142 · 101 occurrences

The KJV renders 22 different Hebrew and Greek words as “bear”

What it means

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

a primary root;

How the KJV renders it

away with, bear, carry, lift up, loose, make to doubt, put away, remove, take away

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“bear”

also renders poiéō (G4160), martyréō (G3140), anaphérō (G399), árktos (G715), phérō (G5342), tíktō (G5088), ekphérō (G1627), hypophérō (G5297), gennáō (G1080), bastázō (G941), phoréō (G5409), bâsar (H1319), dôb (H1678), zâraʻ (H2232), chûwl (H2342), yâlad (H3205), mâshal (H4910), çâbal (H5445), ʻâsâh (H6213), pârâh (H6509), tsâmach (H6779)

“remove”

also renders metatíthēmi (G3346), metabaínō (G3327), methístēmi (G3179), lógos (G3056), kinéō (G2795), paraphérō (G3911), gâlâh (H1540), gâlal (H1556), mûwr (H4171), mûwsh (H4185), nâdad (H5074), nûwd (H5110), nâçag (H5253), nâsag (H5381), çûwr (H5493), ʻâbar (H5674), ʻădâʼ (H5709), râchaq (H7368)

“carry”

also renders apophérō (G667), ágō (G71), phérō (G5342), elaúnō (G1643), synkomízō (G4792), diaphérō (G1308), bastázō (G941), bâsar (H1319), gâlâh (H1540), yâbal (H2986), yᵉbal (H2987), nᵉchath (H5182), çâbal (H5445), râkab (H7392), râmâh (H7411)

“take away”

also renders aphairéō (G851), lambánō (G2983), periairéō (G4014), anairéō (G337), apágō (G520), paraphérō (G3911), bâzaz (H962), châlats (H2502), châthaph (H2862), mûwsh (H4185), çûwr (H5493), ʻâdâh (H5710), rûwm (H7311), shâlâh (H7953)

“lift up”

also renders anístēmi (G450), anorthóō (G461), hypsóō (G5312), anakýptō (G352), gâbahh (H1361), gâdal (H1431), nâthan (H5414), nâthaq (H5423), ʻûwr (H5782), tsâhal (H6670), rûwm (H7311), rûwm (H7313)

“put away”

also renders aphíēmi (G863), exaírō (G1808), apōthéomai (G683), apotíthēmi (G659), athétēsis (G115), katargéō (G2673), apolýō (G630), çûwr (H5493), ʻâbar (H5674)

“loose”

also renders aníēmi (G447), anágō (G321), katargéō (G2673), apolýō (G630), zâchach (H2118), châlats (H2502), râchaq (H7368), shᵉrêʼ (H8271)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

101 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 5:2 · V-APS-3S

You are arrogant, and didn’t mourn instead, that he who had done this deed might be removed from among you.

1 Corinthians 6:15 · V-AAP-NSM

Don’t you know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!

1 John 3:5 · V-AAS-3S

You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him.

Acts 4:24 · V-AAI-3P

When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, “O Lord, you are God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;

Acts 8:33 · V-API-3S

In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

Acts 20:9 · V-API-3S

A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.

Acts 21:11 V-AAP-NSMActs 21:36 V-PAM-2SActs 22:22 V-PAM-2SActs 27:13 V-AAP-NPMActs 27:17 V-AAP-NPMColossians 2:14 V-RAI-3SEphesians 4:31 V-APM-3SJohn 1:29 V-PAP-NSMJohn 2:16 V-AAM-2PJohn 5:8 V-AAM-2SJohn 5:9 V-AAI-3SJohn 5:10 V-AANJohn 5:11 V-AAM-2SJohn 5:12 V-AAM-2SJohn 8:59 V-AAI-3PJohn 10:18 V-PAI-3SJohn 10:24 V-PAI-2SJohn 11:39 V-AAM-2PJohn 11:41 V-AAI-3PJohn 11:48 V-FAI-3PJohn 15:2 V-PAI-3SJohn 16:22 V-PAI-3SJohn 17:15 V-AAS-2SJohn 19:15 V-AAM-2SJohn 19:31 V-APS-3PJohn 19:38 V-AAI-3PJohn 20:1 V-RPP-ASMJohn 20:2 V-AAI-3PJohn 20:13 V-AAI-3PJohn 20:15 V-FAI-1SLuke 4:11 V-FAI-3PLuke 5:24 V-AAP-NSMLuke 5:25 V-AAP-NSMLuke 6:29 V-PAP-GSMLuke 6:30 V-PAP-GSMLuke 8:12 V-PAI-3SLuke 8:18 V-FPI-3SLuke 9:3 V-PAM-2PLuke 9:17 V-API-3SLuke 9:23 V-AAM-3SLuke 11:22 V-PAI-3SLuke 11:52 V-AAI-2PLuke 17:13 V-AAI-3PLuke 17:31 V-AANLuke 19:21 V-PAI-2SLuke 19:22 V-PAP-NSMLuke 19:24 V-AAM-2PLuke 19:26 V-FPI-3SLuke 22:36 V-AAM-3SLuke 23:18 V-PAM-2SMatthew 4:6 V-FAI-3PMatthew 9:6 V-AAM-2SMatthew 9:16 V-PAI-3SMatthew 11:29 V-AAM-2P

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