περιαιρέω,
περιαίρω: 2 aorist infinitive
περιελεῖν (participle plural
περιελόντες; passive, present 3 person singular
περιαιρεῖται); imperfect 3 person singular
περιῃρεῖτο; from
Homer down; the
Sept. chiefly for
הֵסִיר;
a. to take away that which surrounds or envelops a thing (cf.
περί, III. 1):
τό κάλυμμα, passive,
2 Corinthians 3:16 (
πορφύραν, 2 Macc. 4:38;
τόν δακτύλιον,
Genesis 41:42;
Josephus, Antiquities 19, 2, 3);
ἀγκύρας, the anchors from both sides of the ship (
R. V. casting off),
Acts 27:40; (2 aorist participle, absolutely, in a nautical sense,
to cast loose, Acts 28:13 WH (others
περιελθόντες)).
b. metaphorically,
to take away altogether or entirely:
τάς ἁμαρτίας (with which one is, as it were, enveloped), the guilt of sin, i. e. to expiate perfectly,
Hebrews 10:11;
τήν ἐλπίδα, passive,
Acts 27:20.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Genesis
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41:42
- Acts
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27:20; 27:40; 28:13
- 2 Corinthians
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3:16
- Hebrews
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10:11
