verb
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
What it means
ἀφ-αιρέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX (Cremer, 615 f.) for סור, עבר, רום, כּרת, etc. (35 words in all);]
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| afairetōἀφαιρεῖται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | taking … away | 1× |
| afairatiἀφελεῖ | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | take away | 1× |
| afairitiἀφαιρεθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | taken away | 1× |
| afairataἀφεῖλεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | cut off | 3× |
| afairateiaἀφέλῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | takes away | 1× |
| afairemeiaἀφέλωμαι | happened · Iaorist middle subjunctive 1st person singular | take away | 1× |
| afairarōἀφαιρεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | take away | 1× |
| afairaraἀφελεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | take away | 1× |
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 person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afairamō | afairame | afairami | afairama | afairamē | afairamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | afairasō | afairase | afairasi | afairasa | afairasē | afairaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afairatō | afairate | afairati1×ἀφελεῖ | afairata3×ἀφεῖλεν | afairatē | afairatelē |
| we 1st person plural | afairanō | afairane | afairani | afairana | afairanē | afairanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | afairavō | afairave | afairavi | afairava | afairavē | afairavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | afairalō | afairale | afairali | afairala | afairalē | afairalelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afairemō | afaireme | afairemi | afairema | afairemē | afairemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | afairesō | afairese | afairesi | afairesa | afairesē | afaireselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afairetō1×ἀφαιρεῖται | afairete | afaireti | afaireta | afairetē | afairetelē |
| we 1st person plural | afairenō | afairene | afaireni | afairena | afairenē | afairenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | afairevō | afaireve | afairevi | afaireva | afairevē | afairevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | afairelō | afairele | afaireli | afairela | afairelē | afairelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afairimō | afairime | afairimi | afairima | afairimē | afairimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | afairisō | afairise | afairisi | afairisa | afairisē | afairiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afairitō | afairite | afairiti1×ἀφαιρεθήσεται | afairita | afairitē | afairitelē |
| we 1st person plural | afairinō | afairine | afairini | afairina | afairinē | afairinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | afairivō | afairive | afairivi | afairiva | afairivē | afairivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | afairilō | afairile | afairili | afairila | afairilē | afairilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afairameiō | afairameia | afairameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | afairaseiō | afairaseia | afairaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afairateiō | afairateia1×ἀφέλῃ | afairateiē |
| we 1st person plural | afairaneiō | afairaneia | afairaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | afairaveiō | afairaveia | afairaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | afairaleiō | afairaleia | afairaleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afairemeiō | afairemeia1×ἀφέλωμαι | afairemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | afaireseiō | afaireseia | afaireseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afaireteiō | afaireteia | afaireteiē |
| we 1st person plural | afaireneiō | afaireneia | afaireneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | afaireveiō | afaireveia | afaireveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | afaireleiō | afaireleia | afaireleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afairimeiō | afairimeia | afairimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | afairiseiō | afairiseia | afairiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afairiteiō | afairiteia | afairiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | afairineiō | afairineia | afairineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | afairiveiō | afairiveia | afairiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | afairileiō | afairileia | afairileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | afairasōr | afairasar | afairasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afairatōr | afairatar | afairatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | afairavōr | afairavar | afairavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | afairalōr | afairalar | afairalēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | afairesōr | afairesar | afairesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afairetōr | afairetar | afairetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | afairevōr | afairevar | afairevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | afairelōr | afairelar | afairelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | afairisōr | afairisar | afairisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afairitōr | afairitar | afairitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | afairivōr | afairivar | afairivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | afairilōr | afairilar | afairilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afairamoiō | afairamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | afairasoiō | afairasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afairatoiō | afairatoia |
| we 1st person plural | afairanoiō | afairanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | afairavoiō | afairavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | afairaloiō | afairaloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afairemoiō | afairemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | afairesoiō | afairesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afairetoiō | afairetoia |
| we 1st person plural | afairenoiō | afairenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | afairevoiō | afairevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | afaireloiō | afaireloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | afairimoiō | afairimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | afairisoiō | afairisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | afairitoiō | afairitoia |
| we 1st person plural | afairinoiō | afairinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | afairivoiō | afairivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | afairiloiō | afairiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | afairarō1×ἀφαιρεῖν | afairari | afairara1×ἀφελεῖν | afairarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | afairerō | afaireri | afairera | afairerē |
| acted on passive voice | afairirō | afairiri | afairira | afairirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | afairarōtos | afairaritos | afairaratos | afairarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | afairerōtos | afaireritos | afaireratos | afairerētos |
| acted on passive voice | afairirōtos | afairiritos | afairiratos | afairirētos |
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
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 singular1×
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 singular1×
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 singular1×
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 singular3×
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 singular1×
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 singular1×
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 infinitive1×
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 infinitive1×
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.”