ἀνεῖλες — Acts 7:28 Greek Word Study

ἀνεῖλες

aneiles

you 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 7:28 · Word #8

Lexicon `G337`

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

Morphology `V AOR ACT IND 2P 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	`2P` — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you")
Number	`SG` — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemma	ἀναιρέω
Strong's	G337

SIBI-P1 `G337-11`

you were taking away (by killing)

Root	ἀναιρέω (anairéō)
Core Meanings	take up, take away, remove, abolish, slay, put to death
Semantic Range	to take up, lift up, remove, abolish, eliminate, execute, slay, put to death
Conceptual Significance	In biblical usage, ἀναιρέω often denotes the act of violently removing someone from life, underscoring human responsibility in acts of judgment or injustice. It can highlight culpability in narratives where leaders or crowds "take away" life, contrasting human action with divine purposes.
Morphological Notes	Verb; imperfect tense (past ongoing action), active voice, indicative mood, 2nd person singular.
Rendering Rationale	The verb ἀναιρέω combines ἀνά (up) with αἱρέω (to take), conveying the idea of taking up or taking away, often with the force of violent removal. The imperfect active indicative, second person singular, is reflected in "you were taking away," expressing ongoing or repeated past action performed by the subject.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

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

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)
`G337-10`	aneilen	he took away (by slaying)
`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 2P SG All morphology codes