verb
anairamō
Greekἀναιρέω (anaireō)
Strong’sG337
I take up, abolish, murder
stem anair-25 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books16 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀν-αιρέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for הרג hi., מֵת hi., נכה hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G337 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-ahee-reh'-o
to take up, i.e. adopt; by implication, to take away (violently), i.e. abolish, murder
Fromfrom G303 and (the active of) G138;
King Jamesput to death, kill, slay, take away, take up.
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 it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anairatōἀναιρεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | takes away | 1× |
| anaireveἀνείχεσθέ | was happening · yeimperfect middle indicative 2nd person plural | bear with | 1× |
| anairatiἀνελεῖ | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | destroy | 1× |
| anairasaἀνεῖλες | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | killed | 1× |
| anairataἀνεῖλεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | killed | 2× |
| anairavaἀνείλατε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | put … todeath | 1× |
| anairalaἀνεῖλαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | put … todeath | 1× |
| anairetaἀνείλατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | adopted | 1× |
| anairitaἀνῃρέθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | killed | 1× |
| anairaleiaἀνέλωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | kill | 3× |
| anairarōἀναιρεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | kill | 1× |
| anairirōἀναιρεῖσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive | killed | 1× |
| anairaraἀνελεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | kill | 6× |
| anairiraἀναιρεθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | executed | 2× |
| anairarōtoiuἀναιρούντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | killing | 1× |
| anairirōtoiuἀναιρουμένων | happening now · of, belonging topresent passive participle genitive plural masculine | put to death | 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, 10 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 | anairamō | anairame | anairami | anairama | anairamē | anairamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anairasō | anairase | anairasi | anairasa1×ἀνεῖλες | anairasē | anairaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anairatō1×ἀναιρεῖ | anairate | anairati1×ἀνελεῖ | anairata2×ἀνεῖλεν | anairatē | anairatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anairanō | anairane | anairani | anairana | anairanē | anairanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anairavō | anairave | anairavi | anairava1×ἀνείλατε | anairavē | anairavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anairalō | anairale | anairali | anairala1×ἀνεῖλαν | anairalē | anairalelē |
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 | anairemō | anaireme | anairemi | anairema | anairemē | anairemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anairesō | anairese | anairesi | anairesa | anairesē | anaireselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anairetō | anairete | anaireti | anaireta1×ἀνείλατο | anairetē | anairetelē |
| we 1st person plural | anairenō | anairene | anaireni | anairena | anairenē | anairenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anairevō | anaireve1×ἀνείχεσθέ | anairevi | anaireva | anairevē | anairevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anairelō | anairele | anaireli | anairela | anairelē | anairelelē |
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 | anairimō | anairime | anairimi | anairima | anairimē | anairimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anairisō | anairise | anairisi | anairisa | anairisē | anairiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anairitō | anairite | anairiti | anairita1×ἀνῃρέθη | anairitē | anairitelē |
| we 1st person plural | anairinō | anairine | anairini | anairina | anairinē | anairinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anairivō | anairive | anairivi | anairiva | anairivē | anairivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anairilō | anairile | anairili | anairila | anairilē | anairilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anairameiō | anairameia | anairameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anairaseiō | anairaseia | anairaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anairateiō | anairateia | anairateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anairaneiō | anairaneia | anairaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anairaveiō | anairaveia | anairaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anairaleiō | anairaleia3×ἀνέλωσιν | anairaleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anairemeiō | anairemeia | anairemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anaireseiō | anaireseia | anaireseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anaireteiō | anaireteia | anaireteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anaireneiō | anaireneia | anaireneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anaireveiō | anaireveia | anaireveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anaireleiō | anaireleia | anaireleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anairimeiō | anairimeia | anairimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anairiseiō | anairiseia | anairiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anairiteiō | anairiteia | anairiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anairineiō | anairineia | anairineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anairiveiō | anairiveia | anairiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anairileiō | anairileia | anairileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anairasōr | anairasar | anairasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anairatōr | anairatar | anairatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anairavōr | anairavar | anairavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anairalōr | anairalar | anairalēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anairesōr | anairesar | anairesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anairetōr | anairetar | anairetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anairevōr | anairevar | anairevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anairelōr | anairelar | anairelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anairisōr | anairisar | anairisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anairitōr | anairitar | anairitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anairivōr | anairivar | anairivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anairilōr | anairilar | anairilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anairamoiō | anairamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anairasoiō | anairasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anairatoiō | anairatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anairanoiō | anairanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anairavoiō | anairavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anairaloiō | anairaloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anairemoiō | anairemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anairesoiō | anairesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anairetoiō | anairetoia |
| we 1st person plural | anairenoiō | anairenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anairevoiō | anairevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anaireloiō | anaireloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anairimoiō | anairimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anairisoiō | anairisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anairitoiō | anairitoia |
| we 1st person plural | anairinoiō | anairinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anairivoiō | anairivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anairiloiō | anairiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 10 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anairarō1×ἀναιρεῖν | anairari | anairara6×ἀνελεῖν | anairarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anairerō | anaireri | anairera | anairerē |
| acted on passive voice | anairirō1×ἀναιρεῖσθαι | anairiri | anairira2×ἀναιρεθῆναι | anairirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anairarōtos1× | anairaritos | anairaratos | anairarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anairerōtos | anaireritos | anaireratos | anairerētos |
| acted on passive voice | anairirōtos1× | anairiritos | anairiratos | anairirētos |
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
anair 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
25 occurrences, every one of them listed
anairatō“takes away”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 10:9“takes away”tote legatē; Idou hēkamō teu poiara tem thelēmem su; anairatō tem prōtem hina tem deuterem histanateia.Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.
anaireve“bear with”was happening · yeimperfect middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 11:1“bear with”Ofelon anaireve mu mikrem tinem afrosunau; alla kai anechevō mu.I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
anairati“destroy”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Thessalonians 2:8“destroy”kai tote apokaluptiti tos anomos, hon tos kurios Iēsus anairati te pneume teu stomeu autou kai katargati ta epifaneia tau parousiau autou,And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
anairasa“killed”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 7:28“killed”mē anairara min sis thelasō hon tropon anairasa echthes ton Aiguption?Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
anairata“killed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 2:16“killed”Tote Hērōdos horaratos hoti empaizita hupo toiu magoiu thumita liōs, kai apostelaratos anairata pantoin toin paidoin toin en Bēthleem kai en pantei tei horei autau apo dietou kai katōterō, kata ton chronon hon akribata para toiu magoiu.When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
Acts 12:2“executed”anairata de Iakōbon ton adelfon Iōannou machaira.He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
anairava“put … todeath”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 2:23“put … todeath”houton ta horizirēta boula kai prognōsia tou theou ekdoton dia cheirau anomoiu prospēgnuaratois anairava,He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
anairala“put … todeath”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 10:39“put … todeath”kai nis marturois panteiu heiu poiata en tē ta chōra toiu Ioudaioiu kai Ierousalēm; hon kai anairala kremannuaratois epi xuleu.We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
anaireta“adopted”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 7:21“adopted”ektithiratou de autou anaireta auton tas thugatēras Faraō kai anatrefeta auton heauta eis huion.When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
anairita“killed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 5:36“killed”pro gar houtaiu taiu hēmeraiu anistanata Theudaos, legarōtos arō tinon heauton, ho prosklinita anēroiu arithmos hōs tetrakosioi; hos anairita, kai pantois hosois peithile auto dialuila kai ginela eis oudenem.Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
anairaleia“kill”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural3×
Luke 22:2“put … todeath”kai zētale tois archierevois kai tois grammatevois tem pōs anairaleia auton, fobele gar ton laon.and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.
Acts 9:24“kill”gnōskita de to Saulo tas epiboulas autoiu. paratērele de kai tain pulain hēmerau tē kai nuxau hopōs auton anairaleia;but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
Acts 23:21“killed”sis oun mē peithiseia autoi, enedreualō gar auton ek autoiu anērois polloterois tesserakonta, hotinois anathematizala heautoin mēte esthiara mēte pinara heōs hou anairaleia auton, kai nun alō hetoimois prosdecherōtois tan apo su epangelian.Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
anairarō“kill”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 16:27“kill”exupnos de gineratos tos desmofulaxos kai horaratos anoigirētain tain thurain tau fulakau speratos tan machairan mellate heauton anairarō, nomizarōtos ekfeugarē toin desmioin.When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
anairirō“killed”happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive1×
Acts 23:27“killed”ton anēron houton sullambiraton hupo toiu Ioudaioiu kai mellarōton anairirō hupo autoiu efistanaratos sun te strateume exairema, matharatos hoti Rōmaios atō,This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
anairara“kill”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive6×
Acts 5:33“kill”Tois de akouaratois diapriile kai boulele anairara autoin.When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
Acts 7:28“kill”mē anairara min sis thelasō hon tropon anairasa echthes ton Aiguption?Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
Acts 9:23“kill”Hōs de plērile hēmerais hikanais, sumbouleuela tois Ioudaiois anairara auton;After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
Acts 9:29“kill”lalate tē kai suzētate pros toin Hellēnistoin; tois de epicheirale anairara auton.He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
Acts 23:15“kill”nun oun vis emfanizavar to chiliarcho sun te sunedrie hopōs katagateia auton eis vin hōs mellarōtoin diagnōskarō akribesterem teim peri autou; nis de pro teu engizara auton hetoimois anō teu anairara auton.Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
Acts 25:3“kill”aiterōtois charian kata autou hopōs metapempeteia auton eis Ierousalēm, enedran poiarōtois anairara auton kata tan hodan.to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
anairira“executed”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive2×
Luke 23:32“put to death”Agile de kai heterois kakourgois duo sun auto anairira.Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
Acts 13:28“executed”kai mēdenan aitian thanatou heuriskaratois aitela Pilaton anairira auton;And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
anairarōtoiu“killing”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 22:20“killing”kai hote ekchite tem haimem Stefanou tou marturou su, kai autos eme efistanarētos kai suneudokarōtos kai fulassarōtos teim himatieim toiu anairarōtoiu auton.And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
anairirōtoiu“put to death”happening now · of, belonging topresent passive participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 26:10“put to death”hem kai poiama en Hierosolumei, kai polloin tē toiu hagioiu mis en fulakai katakleiama tan para toiu archierevoiu exousian lambaratos, anairirōtoiu tē autoiu kataferama psēfan,And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.