Greek verb · G851
ἀφαιρέω
aphaireoaf-ahee-reh'-o
to remove
10 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: aphairéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G851is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 8spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G851
to remove (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: cut (smite) off, take away.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
aphaireo is rendered "to remove". It stands 10 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Four of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 26:51At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
Matthew 26:51ἀφεῖλεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- cut off3
- to take away2
- I may take away1
- is taking away1
- shall take away1
- will be taken away from1
- will take away1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 10, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἀφεῖλεν3
- ἀφαιρεθήσεται1
- ἀφαιρεῖν1
- ἀφαιρεῖται1
- ἀφελεῖ1
- ἀφελεῖν1
- ἀφέλῃ1
- ἀφέλωμαι1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-2AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-2AAN
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-2AAS-3S
- verb · aorist middle, subjunctive · 1st person singular1V-2AMS-1S
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-2FAI-3S
- verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FPI-3S
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PAN
- verb · present middle, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PMI-3S
Matthew
one use
At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
- ἀφεῖλενapheilenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: cut off
Mark
one use
And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
- ἀφεῖλενapheilenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: cut off
Luke
four uses
“The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
- ἀφελεῖνapheleinverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to take away
But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
- ἀφαιρεθήσεταιaphairethesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will be taken away from
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.
- ἀφαιρεῖταιaphaireitaiverb · present middle, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is taking away
And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
- ἀφεῖλενapheilenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: cut off
Romans
one use
And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”
- ἀφέλωμαιaphelomaiverb · aorist middle, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I may take away
Hebrews
one use
because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
- ἀφαιρεῖνaphaireinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to take away
Revelation
two uses
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.
- ἀφέλῃapheleverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: shall take away
- ἀφελεῖapheleiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will take away
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.