Strong's G337 · Greek
ἀναιρέω
anaireo · /an-ahee-reh'-o/
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.
Every occurrence (KJV)
22 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Luke2 verses
Acts18 verses
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
Acts 5:33When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
Acts 5:36For 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 7:21And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
Acts 7:28Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
Acts 9:23And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
Acts 9:24But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
Acts 9:29And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
Acts 10:39And 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 12:2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Acts 13:28And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
Acts 16:27And 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 22:20And 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 23:15Now 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 23:21But 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 23:27This 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 25:3And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
Acts 26:10Which 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.
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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