περιαιρ-έω G4014
To take away, remove, strip off; to cast off something that surrounds or covers, whether literal or figurative.
A verb meaning to take away, remove, or strip off — literally to take something from around (περι- + αἱρέω). In its NT occurrences it spans nautical, spiritual, and ritual contexts with impressive range. Acts 27:20 describes all hope of rescue being 'taken away' during the storm at sea. Acts 27:40 recounts the sailors casting off the anchors, and 28:13 refers to removing something (possibly anchor cables) as they departed. Paul uses it figuratively in 2 Cor 3:16: when one turns to the Lord, the veil 'is taken away.' Hebrews 10:11 declares that repeated sacrifices can never 'take away' sins. The Spanish 'quitar' and German 'wegnehmen' both emphasize the act of removal.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To take away, remove, or strip off — to detach something that surrounds or covers an object, whether in a literal or figurative sense. The περι- prefix gives it a 'from around' nuance, suggesting the removal of something encircling or enveloping. In the shipwreck narrative, it appears three times: hope is taken away (Acts 27:20), anchors are cast off (27:40), and rigging or cables are removed as they set sail (28:13). Paul transforms it metaphorically in 2 Cor 3:16: when someone turns to the Lord, the veil over Moses' face — and by extension over the heart — 'is removed' (περιαιρεῖται). Hebrews 10:11 uses it theologically: the old sacrificial system could never 'take away' sins. The Spanish 'quitar' (to remove) and French 'enlever' (to lift off) both capture the decisive, stripping-away action. 5×
AR["انْقَطَعَ", "تَنْزِعَ", "دُرنا", "لَمَّا-رَفَعُوا", "يُنزَعُ"]·ben["খুলিয়া", "ঘুরিয়া", "ছিনিয়ে-নেওয়া-হইতেছিল", "দূর-করতে", "সরিয়ে-নেওয়া-হয়"]·DE["wegnehmen", "περιελόντες", "περιῃρεῖτο"]·EN["having-cast-off", "is-taken-away", "to-take-away", "was-being-abandoned"]·FR["enlever", "wegnehmen"]·heb["הִקַּפְנוּ", "הוּסַר", "חָתְכוּ", "לְהָסִיר", "נִלְקְחָה"]·HI["काटकर", "घूमकर,", "छीनलीजातीथी", "हटाई-जाती-है", "हटाने"]·ID["diangkat", "hilang", "melepaskan,", "melewati,", "menghapuskan"]·IT["perielein", "togliere"]·jav["dipun-icali", "kabucal", "muter,", "ngilangi", "uwal,"]·KO["돌아서", "벗겨진다", "사라졌다", "제거하고", "제거하기를"]·PT["era-tirada", "remover", "tendo-cortado,", "tendo-costeado,", "é-removido"]·RU["отнималась", "отплыв,", "снимается", "срубивши", "устранить"]·ES["era-quitada", "es-quitado", "habiendo-cortado", "habiendo-costeado", "quitar"]·SW["iliondolewa", "kuondoa", "tukizunguka", "unaondolewa", "waliziondoa"]·TR["atarak", "dolaşarak", "kaldırmak", "kaldırılır", "kaldırılıyordu"]·urd["دور-کرنا", "چکر-کاٹ-کر", "چھینی-جا-رہی-تھی", "کاٹ-کر", "ہٹایا-جاتا-ہے"]
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
περιαιρ-έω, aorist περιεῖλον Refs 5th c.BC+:—take away something that surrounds, strip off, remove, with accusative of things, τεῖχος Hdt.[same place],Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὸν κέραμον taking off the earthen jar into which the gold had been run, Refs 5th c.BC+; δέρματα σωμάτων π. strip skins off from.., Refs 5th c.BC+; simply, take away from, τῶν πολεμικῶν τὸ μελετᾶν Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, take off…