verb

periairamō

Greekπεριαιρέω (periaireō)

Strong’sG4014

I strip off, cast off

stem periair-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur

Translated as

abandoned1×cutting loose1×removed1×take away1×weighed anchor1×

What it means

περι-αιρέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for סוּר hi.;]

to take away that which surrounds, take away, take off (τείχη, Hdt., Thuc.; χιτῶνα, Plat.; δακτύλιον, Ge 41:42, cf. σφρηγῖδα, Hdt., ii, 151): τ. κάλυμμα, pass., II Co 3:16; as nautical term (RV, cast off), ἀγκύρας, Ac 27:40; absol., to cast loose: Ac 28:13. Metaph., to take away entirely: ἐλπίς, pass., Ac 27:20; ἁμαρτίας, He 10:11.†

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

Strong’s G4014 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidper-ee-ahee-reh'-o

to remove all around, i.e. unveil, cast off (anchor); figuratively, to expiate

Fromfrom G4012 and G138 (including its alternate);

King Jamestake away (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
periairitōπεριαιρεῖται	happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular	removed	1×
periairiteπεριῃρεῖτο	was happening · he/she/itimperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular	abandoned	1×
periairaraπεριελεῖν	happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive	take away	1×
periairaratoisπεριελόντες	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine	cutting loose	2×

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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 2 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	periairamō	periairame	periairami	periairama	periairamē	periairamelē
you 2nd person singular	periairasō	periairase	periairasi	periairasa	periairasē	periairaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periairatō	periairate	periairati	periairata	periairatē	periairatelē
we 1st person plural	periairanō	periairane	periairani	periairana	periairanē	periairanelē
ye 2nd person plural	periairavō	periairave	periairavi	periairava	periairavē	periairavelē
they 3rd person plural	periairalō	periairale	periairali	periairala	periairalē	periairalelē

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	periairimō	periairime	periairimi	periairima	periairimē	periairimelē
you 2nd person singular	periairisō	periairise	periairisi	periairisa	periairisē	periairiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periairitō1×περιαιρεῖται	periairite1×περιῃρεῖτο	periairiti	periairita	periairitē	periairitelē
we 1st person plural	periairinō	periairine	periairini	periairina	periairinē	periairinelē
ye 2nd person plural	periairivō	periairive	periairivi	periairiva	periairivē	periairivelē
they 3rd person plural	periairilō	periairile	periairili	periairila	periairilē	periairilelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	periairameiō	periairameia	periairameiē
you 2nd person singular	periairaseiō	periairaseia	periairaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periairateiō	periairateia	periairateiē
we 1st person plural	periairaneiō	periairaneia	periairaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	periairaveiō	periairaveia	periairaveiē
they 3rd person plural	periairaleiō	periairaleia	periairaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	periairimeiō	periairimeia	periairimeiē
you 2nd person singular	periairiseiō	periairiseia	periairiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periairiteiō	periairiteia	periairiteiē
we 1st person plural	periairineiō	periairineia	periairineiē
ye 2nd person plural	periairiveiō	periairiveia	periairiveiē
they 3rd person plural	periairileiō	periairileia	periairileiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	periairasōr	periairasar	periairasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periairatōr	periairatar	periairatēr
ye 2nd person plural	periairavōr	periairavar	periairavēr
they 3rd person plural	periairalōr	periairalar	periairalēr

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	periairisōr	periairisar	periairisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periairitōr	periairitar	periairitēr
ye 2nd person plural	periairivōr	periairivar	periairivēr
they 3rd person plural	periairilōr	periairilar	periairilēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	periairamoiō	periairamoia
you 2nd person singular	periairasoiō	periairasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periairatoiō	periairatoia
we 1st person plural	periairanoiō	periairanoia
ye 2nd person plural	periairavoiō	periairavoia
they 3rd person plural	periairaloiō	periairaloia

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	periairimoiō	periairimoia
you 2nd person singular	periairisoiō	periairisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	periairitoiō	periairitoia
we 1st person plural	periairinoiō	periairinoia
ye 2nd person plural	periairivoiō	periairivoia
they 3rd person plural	periairiloiō	periairiloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	periairarō	periairari	periairara1×περιελεῖν	periairarē
acted on passive voice	periairirō	periairiri	periairira	periairirē

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	periairarōtos	periairaritos	periairaratos2×	periairarētos
acted on passive voice	periairirōtos	periairiritos	periairiratos	periairirētos

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

periairstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

periair 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

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

periairitō“removed”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

2 Corinthians 3:16“removed”hēnika de ean epistrefateia pros kurion, periairitō tem kalummem.But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

periairite“abandoned”was happening · he/she/itimperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 27:20“abandoned”mēte de hēliou mēte astreiu epifainarōteiu epi polloterain hēmerain, cheimōnou tē ouk oligou epikeierōtou, loipem periairite elpias pantas teu sōzirō nin.When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

periairara“take away”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×

Hebrews 10:11“take away”Kai pantos men hierevos histanatē kata hēmeran leitourgarōtos kai tain autain pollakis prosferarōtos thusiain, hotinais oudepote dunelō periairara hamartain.Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

periairaratois“cutting loose”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×

Acts 27:40“cutting loose”kai tain ankurain periairaratois easale eis tan thalassan, hama aniēkaratois tain zeuktēriain teiu pēdalieiu, kai epairaratois ton artemōnon ta pnarōta katechale eis ton aigialon.Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

Acts 28:13“weighed anchor”hothen periairaratois katantana eis Rēgiem. kai meta henan hēmeran epigineratou notou deuteraiois erchana eis Potioloin,From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.