Strong’s G851 · Greek
ἀφαιρέω
aphairéō · af-ahee-reh'-o
Origin from ἀπό (G575) and αἱρέομαι (G138);
Meaning to remove (literally or figuratively)
In the King James Version cut (smite) off, take away.
In 9 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 26:51And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.
- Mark 14:47And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
- Luke 1:25Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
- Luke 10:42But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
- Luke 16:3Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
- Luke 22:50And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
- Romans 11:27For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
- Hebrews 10:4For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
- Revelation 22:19And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.