ἀνεῖλεν — Acts 12:2 Greek Word Study

ἀνεῖλεν

aneilen

he killed

from ἀνά and (the active of) αἱρέομαι; 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.

G337

Acts 12:2 · Word #1

Lexicon `G337`

Lemma	ἀναιρέω
Transliteration	anairéō
Strong's	G337
In-context	he killed
Literal	he-killed

Morphology `V AOR ACT IND 3P SG` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense	`AOR` — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice	`ACT` — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood	`IND` — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person	`3P` — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number	`SG` — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemma	ἀναιρέω
Strong's	G337

SIBI-P1 `G337-10`

he took away (by slaying)

Morphological Notes	Verb; aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular (Gr,V,IAA3,,S,). The aorist denotes a completed action in past time; active voice indicates the subject performs the action; indicative mood states it as a fact.
Rendering Rationale	The verb ἀναιρέω literally means "to take up" (ἀνά + αἱρέω) and by implication "to take away," often violently. Rendering it as "he took away (by slaying)" preserves the root idea of removal while making explicit the violent sense common in context. The aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular, is reflected by the simple past "he took."

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Words from Root ἀναιρέω (take up, take away, remove, abolish, slay)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`G337-02`	anairein	to be taking up/away
`G337-03`	anaireisthai	to be being-taken-up/away
`G337-04`	anairethenai	to be taken-up / taken-away
`G337-05`	anairoumenon	of the ones being-taken-away
`G337-06`	anairounton	of the ones taking-up-to-destroy
`G337-07`	aneilan	they were taking away (violently)
`G337-08`	aneilate	you were taking away (by killing)
`G337-11`	aneiles	you were taking away (by killing)
`G337-12`	anelei	he/she/it will take up and away
`G337-13`	anelein	to take up and take away (to do away with)
`G337-14`	anelosin	they might take up and do away with
`G337-15`	anerethe	he/she/it was taken away (by force)

Word Usage (24 occurrences of G337)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Matthew 2:16	ἀνεῖλεν	aneilen	killed
Luke 22:2	ἀνέλωσιν	anelosin	they might put Him to death
Luke 23:32	ἀναιρεθῆναι	anairethenai	to be put to death
Acts 2:23	ἀνείλατε	aneilate	you put to death
Acts 5:33	ἀνελεῖν	anelein	to kill
Acts 5:36	ἀνῃρέθη	anerethe	was killed
Acts 7:21	ἀνείλατο	aneilato	took up
Acts 7:28	ἀνελεῖν	anelein	to kill
Acts 7:28	ἀνεῖλες	aneiles	you killed
Acts 9:23	ἀνελεῖν	anelein	to kill
Acts 9:24	ἀνέλωσιν	anelosin	they might kill
Acts 9:29	ἀνελεῖν	anelein	to kill
Acts 10:39	ἀνεῖλαν	aneilan	they slew
Acts 12:2	ἀνεῖλεν	aneilen	he killed
Acts 13:28	ἀναιρεθῆναι	anairethenai	that he should be put to death
Acts 16:27	ἀναιρεῖν	anairein	to kill
Acts 22:20	ἀναιρούντων	anairounton	who were slaying
Acts 23:15	ἀνελεῖν	anelein	to kill
Acts 23:21	ἀνέλωσιν	anelosin	they kill
Acts 23:27	ἀναιρεῖσθαι	anaireisthai	be killed
Acts 25:3	ἀνελεῖν	anelein	to kill
Acts 26:10	ἀναιρουμένων	anairoumenon	were put to death
2 Thessalonians 2:8	ἀνελεῖ	anelei	will slay
Hebrews 10:9	ἀναιρεῖ	anairei

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Lexicon G337

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes