to take away

Greek Verb

περι-αιρέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for סוּר hi;] to take away that which surrounds, take away, take off (τείχη, Hdt, Thuc; χιτῶνα, Plat; δακτύλιον, Gen.41:42, cf. σφρηγῖδα, Hdt, ii, 151): τ. κάλυΜΜα, pass, 2Co.3:16; as nautical term (RV, cast off), ἀγκύρας, Act.27:40; absol, to cast loose: Act.28:13. Metaphorical, to take away entirely: ἐλπίς, pass, Act.27:20; ἁμαρτίας, Heb.10:11. (AS)

to take away

Greek Verb

περιαιρ-έω, aorist περιεῖλον [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—take away something that surrounds, strip off, remove, with accusative of things, τεῖχος Hdt.[same place],[Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τὸν κέραμον taking off the earthen jar into which the gold had been run, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δέρματα σωμάτων π. strip skins off from, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply, take away from, τῶν πολεμικῶν τὸ μελετᾶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, take off from oneself, π. τὴν κυνέην, τὴν σφρηγῖδα, take off one's helmet, one's signet-ring, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βυβλίον περιαιρεόμενος taking [the cover] off one's letter, i. e. opening it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: but middle is frequently used like active, strip off, take away, τὸ περιελέσθαι αὐτῶν τὰ ὅπλα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be taken off, τοὐπίβλημ᾽ ἐπεὶ περιῃρέθη [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τοῦ ἄλλου περιῃρημένου when the rest has been taken away, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) make void, cancel a vow, [LXX] 3) strike off, cancel an item in an account, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] II) passive, with accusative of things, to be stripped of a thing, have a thing taken off or away from one, περιῃρημένοι χρήματα καὶ συμμάχους [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to remove all around, i.e. unveil, cast off (anchor); figuratively, to expiate; take away (up); from g4012 (περί) and g138 (αἱρέομαι) (including its alternate)