Strong's Greek · G4014

περιαιρέω

periairéō

take away (up)

Definition

to remove all around, i.e. unveil, cast off (anchor); figuratively, to expiate

Derivation

from G4012 (περί) and G138 (αἱρέομαι) (including its alternate);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

2 Corinthians 3:16

But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Acts 27:20

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

Acts 27:40

Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

Acts 28:13

From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.

Hebrews 10:11

Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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