verb
periairamō
Strong’sG4014
I strip off, cast off
stem periair-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
περι-αιρέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for סוּר hi.;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist περιεῖλον Refs 5th c.BC+:—take away something that surrounds, strip off, remove, with accusative of things, τεῖχος Hdt.[same place],Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὸν κέραμον taking off the earthen jar into which the gold had been run, Refs 5th c.BC+; δέρματα σωμάτων π. strip skins off from.., Refs 5th c.BC+; simply, take away from, τῶν πολεμικῶν τὸ μελετᾶν Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, take off from oneself, π. τὴν κυνέην, τὴν σφρηγῖδα, take off one's helmet, one's signet-ring, Refs 5th c.BC+; βυβλίον περιαιρεόμενος taking [the cover] off one's letter, i. e. opening it, Refs 5th c.BC+: but middle is frequently used like active, strip off, take away, τὸ περιελέσθαι αὐτῶν τὰ ὅπλα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be taken off, τοὐπίβλημ᾽ ἐπεὶ περιῃρέθη Refs 4th c.BC+; τοῦ ἄλλου περιῃρημένου when the rest has been taken away, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 make void, cancel a vow, LXX
3 strike off, cancel an item in an account, Refs 3rd c.BC+:—passive, Refs 3rd c.AD+
II passive, with accusative of things, to be stripped of a thing, have a thing taken off or away from one, περιῃρημένοι χρήματα καὶ συμμάχους Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| periairotōπεριαιρεῖται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | removed | 1× |
| periairoteπεριῃρεῖτο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | abandoned | 1× |
| periairaraπεριελεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | take away | 1× |
| periairarantoisπεριελόντες | 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 140, 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periairomō | periairome | periairomē | periairomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | periairosō | periairose | periairosē | periairoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periairotō1×περιαιρεῖται | periairote1×περιῃρεῖτο | periairotē | periairotelē |
| we 1st person plural | periaironō | periairone | periaironē | periaironelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periairovō | periairove | periairovē | periairovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | periairolō | periairole | periairolē | periairolelē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periairomeiō | periairomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | periairoseiō | periairoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periairoteiō | periairoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | periaironeiō | periaironeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periairoveiō | periairoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | periairoleiō | periairoleiē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | periairosōr | periairosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periairotōr | periairotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | periairovōr | periairovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | periairolōr | periairolēr |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periairomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | periairosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periairotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | periaironoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | periairovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | periairoloiō |
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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | periairorō | periairorē |
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 | periairarōntos | periairarintos | periairarantos2× | periairarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | periairorōntos | periairorēntos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
periairotō“removed”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 3:16“removed”hēnika de ean epistrefateia pros kurion, periairotō tem kalummem.But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken …
periairote“abandoned”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 27:20… cheimōnou tē ouk oligou epikeiorōntou, loipem periairote elpidas pantas teu sōzorō nin.… storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
periairara“take away”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Hebrews 10:11… pollakis prosferarōntos thusiain, hotinais oudepote dunolō periairara hamartain.… the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
periairarantois“cutting loose”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Acts 27:40“cutting loose”kai tain ankurain periairarantois easale eis tan thalassan, hama aniēkarantois …… 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 …
Acts 28:13hothen periairarantois katantana eis Rēgiem. kai meta henan …From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one …