Strong's Concordance/Greek/G337

Strong's G337 · Greek

ἀναιρέω

anaireo · /an-ahee-reh'-o/

Number
G337
Language
Greek
Original word
ἀναιρέω
Transliteration
anaireo
Pronunciation
an-ahee-reh'-o
KJV occurrences
22 verses

Definition

from 303 and (the active of) 138; to take up, i.e. adopt; by implication, to take away (violently), i.e. abolish, murder:--put to death, kill, slay, take away, take up.

KJV: put to death, kill, slay, take away, take up

Root / derivation: from 303 and (the active of) 138

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἀναιρέω across 22 verses.

kill6×
killed4×
slain3×
slew3×
death2×
slay2×
away1×
diddest1×
took1×
up1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

22 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Matthew1 verse
Luke2 verses
Acts18 verses
Acts 2:23

Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

Acts 5:33

When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

Acts 5:36

For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. obeyed: or, believed

Acts 7:21

And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

Acts 7:28

Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

Acts 9:23

And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

Acts 9:24

But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

Acts 9:29

And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

Acts 10:39

And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:

Acts 12:2

And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

Acts 13:28

And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

Acts 16:27

And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

Acts 22:20

And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

Acts 23:15

Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

Acts 23:21

But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

Acts 23:27

This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

Acts 25:3

And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

Acts 26:10

Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

Hebrews1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's G337 (anaireo) mean?

from 303 and (the active of) 138; to take up, i.e. adopt; by implication, to take away (violently), i.e. abolish, murder:--put to death, kill, slay, take away, take up.

How many times does G337 appear in the Bible?

Strong's G337 (ἀναιρέω) appears in 22 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “kill.”

How is anaireo translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's G337 is rendered as “kill” (6×), “killed” (4×), “slain” (3×), “slew” (3×), among other words.

Where does the Greek word ἀναιρέω come from?

from 303 and (the active of) 138