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Lexicon :: Strong's G1869 - epairō

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ἐπαίρω
Transliteration
epairō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ahee'-ro
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:186,28

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπαίρω epaírō, ep-ahee'-ro; from G1909 and G142; to raise up (literally or figuratively):—exalt self, poise (lift, take) up.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G1869 in the following manner: lift up (15x), exalt (one's) self (2x), take up (1x), hoisted up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G1869 in the following manner: lift up (15x), exalt (one's) self (2x), take up (1x), hoisted up (1x).

  1. to lift up, raise up, raise on high

  2. metaph. to be lifted up with pride, to exalt one's self

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπαίρω epaírō, ep-ahee'-ro; from G1909 and G142; to raise up (literally or figuratively):—exalt self, poise (lift, take) up.
STRONGS G1869:
ἐπαίρω; 1 aorist ἐπῆρα, participle ἐπάρας, imperative 2 person plural ἐπάρατε, infinitive ἐπᾶραι; perfect ἐπῆρκα (John 13:18 Tdf.); [passive and middle, present ἐπαίρομαι]; 1 aorist passive ἐπήρθην; (on the omission of the iota subscript, see αἴρω at the beginning); from Herodotus down; Sept. chiefly for נָשָׂא, also for הֵרִים; to lift up, raise up, raise on high: τὸν ἀρτέμονα, to hoist up, Acts 27:40 (τὰ ἱστία, Plutarch, mor., p. 870 [de Herod. malign. § 39]); τὰς χεῖρας, in offering prayer, 1 Timothy 2:8 (Nehemiah 8:6; Psalm 133:2 (Ps. 134:2)); in blessing, Luke 24:50 [cf. Winer's Grammar § 65, 4 c.] (Leviticus 9:22 [yet here ἐξάρας]; Sir. 50:20); τὰς κεφαλάς, of the timid and sorrowful recovering spirit, Luke 21:28 (so αὐχένα, Philo de secular § 20); τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς, to look up, Matthew 17:8; Luke 16:23; John 4:35; John 6:5; εἴς τινα, Luke 6:20; εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, Luke 18:13; John 17:1; τὴν φωνήν, Luke 11:27; Acts 2:14; Acts 14:11; Acts 22:22, (Demosthenes 449, 13; Sept. Judges 2:4; Judges 9:7; 2 Samuel 13:36); τὴν πτέρναν ἐπί τινα, to lift the heel against one (see πτέρνα), John 13:18. Passive ἐπήρθη, was taken up (of Christ, taken up into heaven), Acts 1:9; reflexively and metaphorically, to be lifted up with pride, to exalt oneself: 2 Corinthians 11:20 (Jeremiah 13:15; Psalm 46:10 (Ps. 47:10); Sir. 11:4; Sir. 35:1 (Sir. 32:1); 1 Macc. 1:3 1 Macc. 2:63; Aristophanes nub. 810; Thucydides 4, 18; Aeschines 87, 24; with the dative of the thing of which one is proud, Proverbs 3:5; Zephaniah 1:11; Herodotus 9, 49; Thucydides 1, 120; Xenophon, Cyril 8, 5, 24); — on 2 Corinthians 10:5 see ὕψωμα.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
9:22
Judges
2:4; 9:7
2 Samuel
13:36
Nehemiah
8:6
Psalms
46:10; 47:10; 133:2; 134:2
Proverbs
3:5
Jeremiah
13:15
Zephaniah
1:11
Matthew
17:8
Luke
6:20; 11:27; 16:23; 18:13; 21:28; 24:50
John
4:35; 6:5; 13:18; 13:18; 17:1
Acts
1:9; 2:14; 14:11; 22:22; 27:40
2 Corinthians
10:5; 11:20
1 Timothy
2:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1869 matches the Greek ἐπαίρω (epairō),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:8 - When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:20 - Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said:
“Blessed are you poor,
For yours is the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:27 - And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:23 - “And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:13 - “And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:28 - “Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:50 - And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:35 - “Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:5 - Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:18 - “I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with Me[fn] has lifted up his heel against Me.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:1 - Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:9 - Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:14 - But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:11 - Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:22 - And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:40 - And they let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:5 - casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:20 - For you put up with it if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes from you, if one exalts himself, if one strikes you on the face.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:8 - I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;
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