Greek word study
ἀναιρέω G0337
- Transliteration
- anairéō
- KJV glosses
- put to death, kill, slay, take away, take up
Lexical summary
to take up, i.e. adopt
by implication, to take away (violently), i.e. abolish, murder
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to take up, i.e. adopt
by implication, to take away (violently), i.e. abolish, murder
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information