ἐπαίρωepaírō
to raise up (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G1869
Meanings
to lift up, raise: τ. ἀρτέμονα, Acts 27:40; χεῖρας, Luke 24:50, 1 Timothy 2:8; κεφαλάς, Luke 21:28; ὀφθαλμούς, Matthew 17:8, Luke 6:20, Luke 16:23, Luke 18:13, John 4:35, John 6:5, John 17:1; φωνήν, Luke 11:27, Acts 2:14, Acts 14:11, Acts 22:22; τ. πτέρναν (figuratively), John 13:18. Pass., Acts 1:9; metaphorically, to be lifted up with pride: 2 Corinthians 10:5, 2 Corinthians 11:20.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- αἴρωaírō · G142to 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 H05375) to expiate sin
Where it appears
Appears 19 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 17:8 And when they looked up, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus.
- Luke 6:20 Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said, “God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours.
- Luke 11:27 As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “God bless your mother—the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!”
- Luke 16:23 and he went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.
- Luke 18:13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’
- Luke 21:28 So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.