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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
1 Strong's Number: g1453 Greek: egeiro

Lift:

"to awaken, raise up," is used in Mat 12:11, of "lifting" a sheep out of a pit. In the following the RV has "raised" for AV, "lifted:" Mar 1:31; 9:27; Act 3:7.
See ARISE, AWAKE, RAISE.

2 Strong's Number: g142 Greek: airo

Lift:

signifies

(a) "to raise, take up, lift, draw up,"

(b) "to bear, carry,"

(c) "to take or carry away." It is used of "lifting" up the voice, Luk 17:13; Act 4:24; eyes, Jhn 11:41; hand, Rev 10:5.
See AWAY, BEAR, CARRY, DOUBT, A, No. 6, LOOSE, PUT, No. 17, REMOVE, TAKE.

3 Strong's Number: g1869 Greek: epairo

Lift:

"to lift up, raise" (epi, "upon," and No. 2), is used of "lifting" up the eyes, Mat 17:8; Luk 6:20; 16:23; 18:13; Jhn 4:35; 6:5; 17:1; the head, Luk 21:28; the hands, Luk 24:50; 1Ti 2:8; the voice, Luk 11:27; Act 2:14; 14:11; 22:22; a foresail, Act 27:40 ("hoisting," RV); metaphorically, of the heel, Jhn 13:18, as of one "lifting" up the foot before kicking; the expression indicates contempt and violence; in the Passive Voice, Act 1:9, of Christ's ascension, "was taken up;" 2Cr 10:5, "is exalted" (with pride); 2Cr 11:20, "exalteth himself."
See EXALT, HOIST, TAKE.

4 Strong's Number: g5312 Greek: hupsoo

Lift:

"to lift or raise up" (akin to hupsos, "height"), is rendered by the verb "to lift up" in Jhn 3:14, of the brazen serpent; of Christ in crucifixion (id.), and Jhn 8:28; 12:32, 34; metaphorically, "to exalt, lift up," e.g., Jam 4:10, AV, "shall lift... up," RV, "shall exalt."
See EXALT.

5 Strong's Number: g450 Greek: anistemi

Lift:

"to raise up" (ana, "up," histemi, "to cause to stand"), is translated "lifted (her) up," in Act 9:41, AV; RV, "raised (her) up."
See ARISE, RAISE.

6 Strong's Number: g461 Greek: anorthoo

Lift:

"to set upright" (ana, "up," orthos, "straight"), is used of "lifting" up "hands that hang down," Hbr 12:12; of setting up a building, restoring ruins, Act 15:16 (cp., e.g., 2Sa 7:13, 16; 1Ch 17:12; Jer 10:12; often so used in the papyri); of the healing of the woman with a spirit of infirmity, Luk 13:13, "was made straight" (for ver. 11, see No. 7).
See SET, STRAIGHT.

7 Strong's Number: g352 Greek: anakupto

Lift:

"to lift oneself up," is used

(a) of the body, Luk 13:11; Jhn 8:7, 10;

(b) metaphorically, of the mind, to look up, to be elated, Luk 21:28 (followed by No. 3, "lift up"); an instance is found in the papyri in which a person speaks of the impossibility of ever looking up again in a certain place, for very shame (Moulton and Milligan, Vocab.). In the Sept., Job 10:15.

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