to kill

Greek Verb

ἀν-αιρέω, -ῶ [in LXX for הָרַג hi, מוּת hi, נָכָה hi, etc;] 1) to take up: mid, Act.7:21. 2) to take away, make an end of, destroy (for late exx. of various senses, see MM, VGT, see word); (a) of things (as frequently in cl. of laws, etc.): Heb.10:9; (b) of persons, to kill: Mat.2:16, Luk.22:2 23:32, Act.2:23 5:33, 36 7:28 9:23-24, 29 10:39 12:2 13:28 16:27 22:20 23:15, 21 23:27 25:3 26:10, 2Th.2:8, WH, txt, R, txt. (AS)

to kill

Greek Verb

ἀναιρέω, perfect ἀνῄρηκα (ἀνειρ-uncertain in [Refs]: — take up, ἀνελόντες ἀπὸ χθονός having raised the victim from the ground, so as to cut its throat (compare αὐερύω), [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) take up and carry off, bear away, especially prizes, ἀέθλια[Refs 8th c.BC+] 3) simply, take up, παῖδα[Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) take up bodies for burial, ἀνελόντες καὶ κατακλαύσαντες[Refs 5th c.BC+]; more common in middle, see below [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) make away with, destroy, of men, kill, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σὲ μὲν ἡμετέρα ψῆφος ἀ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) of things, abrogate, annul, ὅρους ἀνεῖλον πολλαχῇ πεπηγότας[Refs 6th c.BC+]; abolish, τὰς τῶν παρανόμων γραφάς[Refs 4th c.BC+]:— passive, ἀνῄρηνται ὀλιγαρχίαι[Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) destroy an argument, confute it, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; especially confute directly, opposed to διαιρέω (see. ἀναίρεσις 11.4)[Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἑαυτὸν confute oneself, [Refs 6th c.AD+] II.4) in argument, do away with, τὰς ὑποθέσεις[Refs 5th c.BC+]; deny, opposed to τιθέναι, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III) appoint, ordain, of oracle's answer to inquiry, ὁ θεὸς αὐτοῖς ἀ. παραδοῦναι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with accusative et infinitive, ἢν τὸ χρηστήριον ἀνέλῃ μιν βασιλέα εἶναι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, answer, give a response, ἀνεῖλε τὸ χρηστήριον [Refs]; ἀ. τι περί τινος give an oracle about a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs] B) middle, take up for oneself, take up, pick up, οὐλοχύτας ἀνέλοντο[Refs 8th c.BC+]; achieve, win, ἀ. τὴν Ὀλυμπιάδα, τὴν νίκην, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; generally, ἀ. ἐπιφροσύνας take thought, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in bad sense, ὄνειδος σπαργάνων ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἴ σ᾽ ἀνελοίμην if I should take thee into my service, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σῖτα ἀ. get forage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποινὴν τῆς Αἰσώπου ψυχῆς ἀ. exact vengeance for, [Refs] B.2) take up and carry off, snatch, κούρας ἀνέλοντο θύελλαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀνείλατο (for the form[Refs 5th c.AD+] B.3) take up for burial [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the ashes of the dead, πυρὸς ἀ. ἄθλιον βάρος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; of one still living, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἀναιρεθέντων τῶν νεκρῶν. ὑγιὴς ἀνῃρέθη[Refs] B.4) take up in one's arms, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: hence, take up new-born children, own them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; take up an exposed child, [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.5) conceive in the womb, with accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.6) take up money at interest, [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.7) take up a lease, [Refs] B.8) withdraw money from a bank, etc, αὐτὸς ἀνελέσθω[Refs] B.II) take upon oneself, undertake, πόνους[Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόλεμόν τινι war against one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. δημόσιον ἔργον undertake, contract for the execution of a work, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.2) accept as one's own, adopt, γνώμην[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. φιλοψυχίην entertain a love for life, [Refs] B.III) rescind, cancel, συγγραφήν, συνθήκας, etc, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

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; from g303 (ἀνά) and (the active of) g138 (αἱρέομαι)