Original Word: αἴρω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: airó
Pronunciation: ah'-ee-ro
Phonetic Spelling: (ah'-ee-ro)
KJV: away with, bear (up), carry, lift up, loose, make to doubt, put away, remove, take (away, up)
NASB: take, taken away, picked, pick, takes away, away, take away
Word Origin: [a primary root]
1. to lift up
2. (by implication) to take up or away
3. (figuratively) to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind)
4. (specially) to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor)
5. (by Hebraism) to atone for sin
A primary root; to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. Weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare nasa') to expiate sin -- away with, bear (up), carry, lift up, loose, make to doubt, put away, remove, take (away, up).
see HEBREW nasa'
1. to raise up;
a. to raise from the ground, take up: stones, John 8:59; serpents, Mark 16:18; a dead body, Acts 20:9.
b. to raise upward, elevate, lift up: the hand, Revelation 10:5; the eyes, John 11:41; the voice, i. e., speak in a loud tone, cry out, Luke 17:13; Acts 4:24 (also in secular writings); τήν ψυχήν, to raise the mind, equivalent to excite, affect strongly (with a sense of fear, hope, joy, grief, etc.); in John 10:24 to hold the mind in suspense between doubt and hope, cf. Lucke (or Meyer) at the passage,
c. to draw up: a fish, Matthew 17:27 (ἀνασπᾶν, Habakkuk 1:15); σκάφην, Acts 27:17; anchors from the bottom of the sea, Acts 27:13, where supply τάς ἀγκύρας; cf. Kuinoel at the passage; (Winers Grammar, 594 (552); Buttmann, 146 (127)).
2. to take upon oneself and carry what has been raised, to bear: τινα ἐπί χειρῶν, Matthew 4:6; Luke 4:11 (Psalm 90:12 3. to bear away what has been raised, carry off; a. to move from its place: Matthew 21:21; Mark 11:23 (ἄρθητι be thou taken up, removed (Buttmann, 52 (45)), namely, from thy place); Matthew 22:13 (Rec.); John 2:16; John 11:39, 41; John 20:1. b. to take off or away what is attached to anything: John 19:31, 38f; to tear away, Matthew 9:16; Mark 2:21; to rend away, cut off, John 15:2. c. to remove: 1 Corinthians 5:2 (cast out from the church, where ἀρθῇ should be read for Rec. ἐξαρθῇ); tropically: faults, Ephesians 4:31; τήν ἁμαρτίαν, John 1:29 (36 Lachmann in brackets), to remove the guilt and punishment of sin by expiation, or to cause that sin be neither imputed nor punished (αἴρειν ἁμάρτημα, 1 Samuel 15:25; ἀνόμημα, 1 Samuel 25:28, i. e. to grant pardon for an offence); but in 1 John 3:5 τάς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν αἴρειν is to cause our sins to cease, i. e., that we no longer sin, while we enter into fellowship with Christ, who is free from sin, and abide in that fellowship, cf. 1 John 3:6. d. to carry off; carry away with one: Matthew 14:12, 20; Matthew 15:37; Matthew 20:14; Matthew 24:17; Mark 6:29, 43; Mark 8:8, 19; Mark 13:15; Luke 9:17; Luke 17:31; John 20:2, 13, 15; Acts 20:9. e. to appropriate what is taken: Luke 19:21; Mark 15:24. f. to take away from another what is his or what is committed to him, to take by force: Luke 6:30; Luke 11:52; τί ἀπό with the genitive of person, Matthew 13:12; Matthew 21:43; Matthew 25:28; Luke 8:12, 18; Luke 19:24, 26; (Matthew 25:29); Mark 4:( g. to take and apply to any use: Acts 21:11; 1 Corinthians 6:15. h. to take from among the living, either by a natural death, John 17:15 (ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου take away from contact with the world), or by violence, Matthew 24:39; Luke 23:18; John 19:15; Acts 21:36; with the addition of ἀπό τῆς γῆς, Acts 22:22; αἴρεται ἀπό τῆς γῆς ἡ ζῶν αὐτοῦ, of a bloody death inflicted upon one, Acts 8:33 (Isaiah 53:8). i. of things; to take out of the way, destroy: χειρόγραφον, Colossians 2:14; cause to cease: τήν κρίσιν, Acts 8:33 (Isaiah 53:8). (Compare: ἀπαίρω, ἐξαίρω, ἐπαίρω, μεταίρω, συναίρω, ὑπεραίρω.) The verb appears 101 times in the Greek New Testament, expressing two main actions: lifting or carrying something upward, and removing or taking something away. Context determines whether the sense is positive (raising, bearing) or negative (eliminating, disposing). The word’s flexibility allows writers to move effortlessly from the physical to the spiritual, from a literal act of hoisting a net to the redemptive removal of sin. Lifted Objects and Burdens Many occurrences describe ordinary objects being picked up—mats (Matthew 9:6), baskets of leftovers (Matthew 14:20), stones (John 8:59), even serpents without harm (Mark 16:18). Such scenes underline the earthy realism of the Gospels and Acts; people actually carried things, and the Spirit-inspired writers chose this everyday verb to narrate those tasks. Yet the routine soon becomes theological: the same word portrays Simon of Cyrene "carrying His cross" (Mark 15:21), binding the mundane labor of a passer-by to the cosmic purpose of redemption. Miraculous Healings and Evidential Sign-Acts When Jesus heals paralytics He commands, "Get up, pick up your mat, and go home" (Matthew 9:6; Mark 2:11; John 5:8). The lifted mat gives visible proof that the hidden miracle has indeed occurred. Luke records that onlookers were "filled with awe and glorified God" (Luke 5:25). The verb therefore functions as a narrative hinge: what was formerly immovable is now carried away, demonstrating Messiah’s authority over both sickness and sin. The Discipleship Call to Bear the Cross Jesus issues a solemn invitation: "If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me" (Luke 9:23). Here the verb links costly self-denial with sustained obedience. The call repeats in Matthew 16:24 and Mark 8:34, emphasizing that discipleship is not a one-time decision but a lifelong bearing of Christ’s reproach. Taking Away Sin and Condemnation John’s testimony reaches its pinnacle: "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29). Later John affirms, "You know that He appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin" (1 John 3:5). In both cases the verb encapsulates the substitutionary work of Christ—He does not merely lift the burden, He removes it entirely. Paul echoes the theme: the record of debt "He took it away, nailing it to the cross" (Colossians 2:14). Judicial and Eschatological Removal Crowds in Luke 23:18 and Acts 22:22 scream, "Away with him!" demanding the removal of Jesus and later Paul. The same cry reappears in Revelation 18:21 when a mighty angel "picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea," picturing final judgment on Babylon. Thus the verb can signify divine or human expulsion, foreshadowing God’s ultimate separation of righteousness from evil. Spiritual Conflict and Victory In the parable of the sower "the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts" (Luke 8:12). Conversely, Christ declares, "No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord" (John 10:18). The vocabulary of taking and not taking frames the cosmic struggle: Satan strives to snatch life-giving seed, but cannot seize the life of the Good Shepherd. Ministerial Service and Practical Charity Believers are exhorted to "carry" material needs: the disciples "took away" twelve baskets of fragments (Mark 6:43); the servants at Cana "filled them to the brim" then "drew some out" (verb implied, John 2:8). Deacons in Acts 6 will later "take care" of food distribution, continuing the pattern that ministry often begins with the humble removal or transport of tangible goods. The Pattern of Apostolic Suffering and Deliverance When an enraged mob drags Paul from the temple, soldiers "carried him" to safety (Acts 21:35). Eutychus is "picked up dead" but restored to life (Acts 20:9-12). The verb records both peril and preservation, reminding readers that servants of Christ may be removed from danger yet never from divine purpose. Pastoral and Ethical Exhortations Paul warns the Corinthians that unrepentant immorality must "be removed from your midst" (1 Corinthians 5:2). By the same token, believers are told, "Let all bitterness and wrath ... be taken away from you" (Ephesians 4:31). Moral purity requires decisive action; sin and rancor must be lifted out of the community as surely as leaven from dough. Theological Summary Scripture employs this single verb to portray the lifting of burdens, the bearing of the cross, the removal of sin, the excision of evil, and the final overthrow of wickedness. From mats raised in Galilean villages to a stone hurled into apocalyptic seas, the word traces a redemptive arc: what humanity cannot carry, Christ bears; what humanity cannot discard, Christ removes; and what Christ removes, God remembers no more.
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Matthew 9:6 V-AMA-2S
GRK: παραλυτικῷ ἐγερθεὶς ἆρόν σου τὴν
NAS: Get up, pick up your bed
KJV: Arise, take up thy
INT: paralytic Having arisen take up your
Matthew 9:16 V-PIA-3S
GRK: ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ αἴρει γὰρ τὸ
NAS: for the patch pulls away from the garment,
KJV: that which is put in to fill it up taketh from
INT: clothing old tears away indeed the
Matthew 11:29 V-AMA-2P
GRK: ἄρατε τὸν ζυγόν
NAS: Take My yoke upon you and learn
KJV: Take my yoke
INT: Take the yoke
Matthew 13:12 V-FIP-3S
GRK: ὃ ἔχει ἀρθήσεται ἀπ' αὐτοῦ
NAS: he has shall be taken away from him.
KJV: from him shall be taken away even that
INT: what he has will be taken away from him
Matthew 14:12 V-AIA-3P
GRK: μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἦραν τὸ πτῶμα
NAS: came and took away the body
KJV: came, and took up the body,
INT: disciples of him took the body
Matthew 14:20 V-AIA-3P
GRK: ἐχορτάσθησαν καὶ ἦραν τὸ περισσεῦον
NAS: and were satisfied. They picked up what
KJV: and they took up of the fragments
INT: were satisfied and they took up that which was over and above
Matthew 15:37 V-AIA-3P
GRK: τῶν κλασμάτων ἦραν ἑπτὰ σπυρίδας
NAS: and were satisfied, and they picked up what
KJV: and they took up of the broken
INT: of the fragments they took up seven baskets
Matthew 16:24 V-AMA-3S
GRK: ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν
NAS: himself, and take up his cross
KJV: himself, and take up his cross,
INT: himself and let him take up the cross
Matthew 17:27 V-AMA-2S
GRK: πρῶτον ἰχθὺν ἆρον καὶ ἀνοίξας
NAS: in a hook, and take the first
KJV: and take up the fish
INT: first fish take and having opened
Matthew 20:14 V-AMA-2S
GRK: ἆρον τὸ σὸν
NAS: Take what is yours
KJV: Take [that] thine [is], and
INT: Take what [is] yours
Matthew 21:21 V-AMP-2S
GRK: τούτῳ εἴπητε Ἄρθητι καὶ βλήθητι
NAS: mountain, 'Be taken up and cast
KJV: mountain, Be thou removed, and
INT: this you should say Be you taken away and be you cast
Matthew 21:43 V-FIP-3S
GRK: ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀρθήσεται ἀφ' ὑμῶν
NAS: of God will be taken away from you and given
KJV: of God shall be taken from
INT: to you that will be taken from you
Matthew 24:17 V-ANA
GRK: μὴ καταβάτω ἆραι τὰ ἐκ
NAS: must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.
KJV: not come down to take any thing out of
INT: not let him come down to take anything out of
Matthew 24:18 V-ANA
GRK: ἐπιστρεψάτω ὀπίσω ἆραι τὸ ἱμάτιον
NAS: must not turn back to get his cloak.
KJV: return back to take his clothes.
INT: let him return back to take the cloak
Matthew 24:39 V-AIA-3S
GRK: κατακλυσμὸς καὶ ἦρεν ἅπαντας οὕτως
NAS: the flood came and took them all away;
KJV: took them all away; so shall
INT: flood and took away all thus
Matthew 25:28 V-AMA-2P
GRK: ἄρατε οὖν ἀπ'
NAS: Therefore take away the talent
KJV: Take therefore the talent
INT: Take therefore from
Matthew 25:29 V-FIP-3S
GRK: ὃ ἔχει ἀρθήσεται ἀπ' αὐτοῦ
NAS: what he does have shall be taken away.
KJV: not shall be taken away even
INT: that which he has will be taken from him
Matthew 27:32 V-ASA-3S
GRK: ἠγγάρευσαν ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸν σταυρὸν
NAS: they pressed into service to bear His cross.
KJV: they compelled to bear his cross.
INT: they compelled that he might carry the cross
Mark 2:3 V-PPM/P-AMS
GRK: αὐτὸν παραλυτικὸν αἰρόμενον ὑπὸ τεσσάρων
NAS: to Him a paralytic, carried by four men.
KJV: one sick of the palsy, which was borne of
INT: him a paralytic carried by four
Mark 2:9 V-AMA-2S
GRK: ἔγειρε καὶ ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν
NAS: Get up, and pick up your pallet
KJV: Arise, and take up thy bed,
INT: Arise and take up the mat
Mark 2:11 V-AMA-2S
GRK: λέγω ἔγειρε ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν
NAS: to you, get up, pick up your pallet
KJV: Arise, and take up thy bed,
INT: I say arise take up the mat
Mark 2:12 V-APA-NMS
GRK: καὶ εὐθὺς ἄρας τὸν κράβαττον
NAS: up and immediately picked up the pallet
KJV: he arose, took up the bed,
INT: and immediately having taken up the mat
Mark 2:21 V-PIA-3S
GRK: δὲ μή αἴρει τὸ πλήρωμα
NAS: the patch pulls away from it, the new
KJV: that filled it up taketh away from
INT: moreover not tears away the filling up [piece]
Mark 4:15 V-PIA-3S
GRK: Σατανᾶς καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον
NAS: comes and takes away the word
KJV: and taketh away the word
INT: Satan and takes away the word
Strong's Greek 142
101 Occurrences
Αἶρε — 3 Occ.
αἴρει — 8 Occ.
αἴρεις — 2 Occ.
αἴρεται — 1 Occ.
αἴρετε — 1 Occ.
αἴρων — 2 Occ.
αἴρωσιν — 1 Occ.
αἰρόμενον — 1 Occ.
αἴροντός — 2 Occ.
ἆραι — 6 Occ.
ἄραντες — 2 Occ.
ἄρας — 5 Occ.
ἄρατε — 5 Occ.
ἀράτω — 4 Occ.
ἄρῃ — 5 Occ.
ἄρῃς — 1 Occ.
ἀρῶ — 1 Occ.
ἆρόν — 10 Occ.
ἀροῦσίν — 4 Occ.
ἀρθῇ — 1 Occ.
ἀρθήσεται — 6 Occ.
Ἄρθητι — 2 Occ.
ἀρθήτω — 1 Occ.
ἀρθῶσιν — 1 Occ.
ἦραν — 12 Occ.
ἤρατε — 3 Occ.
ἦρεν — 6 Occ.
ἦρκεν — 1 Occ.
ἠρμένον — 1 Occ.
ἤρθη — 3 Occ.