ἀπαίρω G0522
take away, remove; to lift off and carry away
This verb means to lift something off and carry it away, resulting in its removal. Jesus uses it in all three Synoptic accounts of the bridegroom saying: when the bridegroom 'is taken away,' then the disciples will fast (Matt 9:15; Mark 2:20; Luke 5:35). The passive voice emphasizes that the removal happens to the bridegroom—foreshadowing Jesus's passion. The image is of forcible removal, a sudden taking that leaves absence and mourning in its wake.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Appears exclusively in Jesus's teaching about the bridegroom being 'taken away' (ἀπαρθῇ). This passive aorist subjunctive occurs identically in all three Synoptic versions (Matt 9:15; Mark 2:20; Luke 5:35), predicting a violent removal that will inaugurate a season of fasting. The Spanish 'sea-quitado' (be taken away), French 'ôter' (remove), and German forms all convey the forcible separation. This foreshadows the crucifixion when the bridegroom would indeed be violently removed from the wedding guests. 3×
AR["يُرفَعُ", "يُرْفَعُ"]·ben["তুলে-নেওয়া-হবে", "নেওয়া-হবে"]·DE["ἀπαρθῇ"]·EN["is-taken-away"]·FR["ôter"]·heb["יִלָּקֵח", "יֻקַּח"]·HI["उठा-लिया-जाएगा", "उनसे", "ले-लिया-जाएगा"]·ID["diambil"]·IT["aparthe"]·jav["dijupuk", "dipun-pundhut", "kapundhut"]·KO["물러감-당하리라", "빼앗기면"]·PT["for-tirado"]·RU["отнимется", "отнят-будет"]·ES["sea-quitado"]·SW["atakapoondolewa", "ataondolewa"]·TR["alınacak", "alınacaktır", "alınırsa"]·urd["اُٹھا-لیا-جائے", "اُٹھا-لیا-جائے-گا", "لے-لیا-جائے-گا"]
Related Senses
H0935 1. come, arrive (Qal) (2413×)G1473 1. first person singular pronoun (2084×)H3318 1. Qal: go out, depart, come forth (891×)H7725 1. to return, come/go back (Qal) (874×)H5927 1. go up, ascend (Qal) (779×)H7971 1. to send, dispatch (Qal) (701×)G2064 1. come / arrive (physical movement toward) (588×)H5307 1. Qal: fall down physically (339×)H5375 1. Qal: to lift up, raise (330×)H5975 1. to stand, stand up (310×)H5674a 1. Qal: pass by, pass through (256×)H3381 1. Qal: to go down, descend (physical movement) (242×)G1831 1. go/come out physically (193×)H5337 1. deliver, rescue, save (Hifil) (188×)H7901 1. lie down, rest, sleep (183×)G1525 1. enter a place physically (179×)H7812 1. prostrate oneself, bow down, worship (173×)H3318 2. Hifil: bring out, lead out, take out (persons) (172×)H7725 2. to bring back, restore (Hifil) (151×)H5674a 2. Qal: cross over (134×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀπαίρω (compare ἀπαείρω), future ἀπᾱρῶ: aorist 1 ἀπῆραRefs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἀπῆρκαRefs 5th c.BC+imperfect ἀπαιρέεσκον, variant {ἀπαίρεσκον}, Refs 5th c.BC+:—lift off, and so, carry off, take away, τὰ ξύλα Refs; remove, τί τινοςRefs 5th c.BC+, perhaps get rid of, νικῶν ἀπῆρα φόνια πειρατήρια:—passive, ἀπαίρεται τράπεζαNT+5th c.BC+ __II lead or carry away, τὰς νέας ἀπὸ ΣαλαμῖνοςRefs 5th c.BC+…