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)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

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

1 Corinthians 5:2 V-APS-3S1 Corinthians 6:15 V-AAP-NSM1 John 3:5 V-AAS-3SActs 4:24 V-AAI-3PActs 8:33 V-API-3SActs 20:9 V-API-3SActs 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

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.