ἀναίρεσιςanaíresis
(the act of) killing
Greek (New Testament) · G336
Meanings
1. a taking up or away.
2. a destroying, slaying, murder: Acts 8:1.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Acts 8:1 Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.