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afairamō

Greekἀφαιρέω (afaireō)

Strong’sG851

I take away, smite off

stem afair-10 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books8 forms occur

Translated as

take awaycut offtaken awaytakes awaytaking … away

What it means

ἀφ-αιρέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX (Cremer, 615 f.) for סור, עבר, רום, כּרת, etc. (35 words in all);]

to take from, take away, take off: c. acc., τὸ ὠτίον, Mt 26:51, Mk 14:47 (ὠτάριον, WH), Lk 22:50 (οὖς); ὄνειδος, Lk 1:25; seq. ἀπό, Re 22:19, Lk 16:3 (mid.); pass., c. gen., Lk 10:42; ἀ. ἁμαρτίος, He 10:4, Ro 11:27 (mid.) (MM, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G851 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidaf-ahee-reh'-o

to remove (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G575 and G138;

King Jamescut (smite) off, take away.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
afairetōἀφαιρεῖταιhappening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singulartaking … away
afairatiἀφελεῖwill happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singulartake away
afairitiἀφαιρεθήσεταιwill happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singulartaken away
afairataἀφεῖλενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularcut off
afairateiaἀφέλῃhappened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singulartakes away
afairemeiaἀφέλωμαιhappened · Iaorist middle subjunctive 1st person singulartake away
afairarōἀφαιρεῖνhappening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitivetake away
afairaraἀφελεῖνhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitivetake away

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 258, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularafairamōafairameafairamiafairamaafairamēafairamelē
you 2nd person singularafairasōafairaseafairasiafairasaafairasēafairaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularafairatōafairateafairatiἀφελεῖafairataἀφεῖλενafairatēafairatelē
we 1st person pluralafairanōafairaneafairaniafairanaafairanēafairanelē
ye 2nd person pluralafairavōafairaveafairaviafairavaafairavēafairavelē
they 3rd person pluralafairalōafairaleafairaliafairalaafairalēafairalelē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularafairemōafairemeafairemiafairemaafairemēafairemelē
you 2nd person singularafairesōafaireseafairesiafairesaafairesēafaireselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularafairetōἀφαιρεῖταιafaireteafairetiafairetaafairetēafairetelē
we 1st person pluralafairenōafaireneafaireniafairenaafairenēafairenelē
ye 2nd person pluralafairevōafaireveafaireviafairevaafairevēafairevelē
they 3rd person pluralafairelōafaireleafaireliafairelaafairelēafairelelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularafairimōafairimeafairimiafairimaafairimēafairimelē
you 2nd person singularafairisōafairiseafairisiafairisaafairisēafairiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularafairitōafairiteafairitiἀφαιρεθήσεταιafairitaafairitēafairitelē
we 1st person pluralafairinōafairineafairiniafairinaafairinēafairinelē
ye 2nd person pluralafairivōafairiveafairiviafairivaafairivēafairivelē
they 3rd person pluralafairilōafairileafairiliafairilaafairilēafairilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularafairameiōafairameiaafairameiē
you 2nd person singularafairaseiōafairaseiaafairaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularafairateiōafairateiaἀφέλῃafairateiē
we 1st person pluralafairaneiōafairaneiaafairaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralafairaveiōafairaveiaafairaveiē
they 3rd person pluralafairaleiōafairaleiaafairaleiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularafairemeiōafairemeiaἀφέλωμαιafairemeiē
you 2nd person singularafaireseiōafaireseiaafaireseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularafaireteiōafaireteiaafaireteiē
we 1st person pluralafaireneiōafaireneiaafaireneiē
ye 2nd person pluralafaireveiōafaireveiaafaireveiē
they 3rd person pluralafaireleiōafaireleiaafaireleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularafairimeiōafairimeiaafairimeiē
you 2nd person singularafairiseiōafairiseiaafairiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularafairiteiōafairiteiaafairiteiē
we 1st person pluralafairineiōafairineiaafairineiē
ye 2nd person pluralafairiveiōafairiveiaafairiveiē
they 3rd person pluralafairileiōafairileiaafairileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularafairasōrafairasarafairasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularafairatōrafairatarafairatēr
ye 2nd person pluralafairavōrafairavarafairavēr
they 3rd person pluralafairalōrafairalarafairalēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularafairesōrafairesarafairesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularafairetōrafairetarafairetēr
ye 2nd person pluralafairevōrafairevarafairevēr
they 3rd person pluralafairelōrafairelarafairelēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularafairisōrafairisarafairisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularafairitōrafairitarafairitēr
ye 2nd person pluralafairivōrafairivarafairivēr
they 3rd person pluralafairilōrafairilarafairilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularafairamoiōafairamoia
you 2nd person singularafairasoiōafairasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularafairatoiōafairatoia
we 1st person pluralafairanoiōafairanoia
ye 2nd person pluralafairavoiōafairavoia
they 3rd person pluralafairaloiōafairaloia

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularafairemoiōafairemoia
you 2nd person singularafairesoiōafairesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularafairetoiōafairetoia
we 1st person pluralafairenoiōafairenoia
ye 2nd person pluralafairevoiōafairevoia
they 3rd person pluralafaireloiōafaireloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularafairimoiōafairimoia
you 2nd person singularafairisoiōafairisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularafairitoiōafairitoia
we 1st person pluralafairinoiōafairinoia
ye 2nd person pluralafairivoiōafairivoia
they 3rd person pluralafairiloiōafairiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceafairarōἀφαιρεῖνafairariafairaraἀφελεῖνafairarē
acts on or for itself middle voiceafairerōafaireriafaireraafairerē
acted on passive voiceafairirōafaiririafairiraafairirē
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceafairarōtosafairaritosafairaratosafairarētos
acts on or for itself middle voiceafairerōtosafaireritosafaireratosafairerētos
acted on passive voiceafairirōtosafairiritosafairiratosafairirētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
afairstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

afair is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

10 occurrences, every one of them listed

afairetō“taking … away”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular

Luke 16:3“taking … away”legata de en heauto tos oikonomos; Tinem poiameia hoti tos kurios mu afairetō tan oikonomian apo mu? skaptarō ouk ischuamō, epaitarō aischunemō;The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.

afairati“take away”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular

Revelation 22:19“take away”kai ean tinos afairateia apo toiu logoiu teu biblieu tau profēteiau houtau, afairati tos theos tem merem autou apo teu xuleu tau zōau kai ek tau politau tau hagiau, toiu grafirētoiu en te biblie houte.And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.

afairiti“taken away”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular

Luke 10:42“taken away”oligeu de atō chreias ē heneu; Mariam gar tan agathan merian eklegeta hotinas ouk afairiti autau.But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

afairata“cut off”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular

Matthew 26:51“cut off”kai idou henos toiu meta Iēsu ekteinaratos tan cheiran apospata tan machairan autou kai patassaratos ton doulon tou archierevou afairata autou tem ōtiem.At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

Mark 14:47“cut off”henos de tinos toiu paristanarētoiu speratos tan machairan paiata ton doulon tou archierevou kai afairata autou tem ōtariem.And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

Luke 22:50“cut off”kai patassata henos tinos ek autoiu tou archierevou ton doulon kai afairata tem ouem autou tem dexem.And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

afairateia“takes away”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular

Revelation 22:19“takes away”kai ean tinos afairateia apo toiu logoiu teu biblieu tau profēteiau houtau, afairati tos theos tem merem autou apo teu xuleu tau zōau kai ek tau politau tau hagiau, toiu grafirētoiu en te biblie houte.And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.

afairemeia“take away”happened · Iaorist middle subjunctive 1st person singular

Romans 11:27“take away”kai houtas autoi tas para mu diathēkas, hotan afairemeia tain hamartain autoiu.And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

afairarō“take away”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive

Hebrews 10:4“take away”adunatem gar haimem tauroiu kai tragoiu afairarō hamartain.because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

afairara“take away”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive

Luke 1:25“take away”hoti Houtōs mi poiatē kurios en hēmerai hai eforata afairara oneidem mu en anthrōpoi.“The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”