What does ἐξαιρέω (exairéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξαιρέω (exairéō): Active voice tears out; middle voice claims for oneself; figuratively means divine rescue or deliverance
Greek · G1807
ἐξαιρέω
Actively, to tear out; middle voice, to select; figuratively, to release
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ἐξαιρέω G1807
Pronunciation exairéō
What does ἐξαιρέω (exairéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξαιρέω (exairéō): Active voice tears out; middle voice claims for oneself; figuratively means divine rescue or deliverance
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1807?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include gouge it out (2), rescued (2), I will rescue (1), rescue (1), to deliver (1).
Where does ἐξαιρέω (exairéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (5), Matthew (2), Galatians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It gouge it out 2× Matthew 5:29, Matthew 18:9
rescued 2× Acts 7:10, Acts 12:11
I will rescue 1× Acts 26:17
rescue 1× Galatians 1:4
to deliver 1× Acts 7:34
to rescue [him] 1× Acts 23:27
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:29 ἔξελε to gouge it out Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Matthew 18:9 ἔξελε to gouge it out Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Acts 7:10 ἐξείλατο to rescued Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Acts 7:34 ἐξελέσθαι to to deliver Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Acts 12:11 ἐξείλατό to rescued Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Acts 23:27 ἐξειλάμην to to rescue [him] Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Acts 26:17 ἐξαιρούμενός to I will rescue Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Galatians 1:4 ἐξέληται to rescue Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:29
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 3
Matthew 2 Acts 5 Galatians 1
Source forms
ἔξελε 2x exele Matthew 5:29, Matthew 18:9
ἐξαιρούμενός 1x exairoumenos Acts 26:17
ἐξειλάμην 1x exeilamēn Acts 23:27
ἐξείλατο 1x exeilato Acts 7:10
ἐξείλατό 1x exeilato Acts 12:11
ἐξελέσθαι 1x exelesthai Acts 7:34
ἐξέληται 1x exelētai Galatians 1:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 2x Matthew 5:29, Matthew 18:9
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2x Acts 7:10, Acts 12:11
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 23:27
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle 1x Acts 7:34
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Galatians 1:4
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 26:17
Evidence Summary
Messiah
Greek word. Active voice tears out; middle voice claims for oneself; figuratively means divine rescue or deliverance
Strong's G1807
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 5 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 12:6-19 Source Gloss
actively, to tear out; middle voice, to select; figuratively, to release
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Active voice tears out; middle voice claims for oneself; figuratively means divine rescue or deliverance
to take out: with accusative, ὀφθαλμόν, Mat.5:29 18:9; mid.
ato take out for oneself, choose: Act.26:17 (Thayer, see word; Page, Ac., l.with, but see infr.);
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:29 Verb Second Person Singular Second Aorist Active Imperative
ἔξελε exele
I remove, choose, rescue
Read verse Matthew 18:9 Verb Second Person Singular Second Aorist Active Imperative
ἔξελε exele
I remove, choose, rescue
Read verse Acts 7:10 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
ἐξείλετο exeileto
I remove, choose, rescue
Read verse Acts 7:34 Verb Second Aorist Middle Infinitive
ἐξελέσθαι exelesqai
I remove, choose, rescue
Read verse Acts 12:11 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
ἐξείλετό exeileto
I remove, choose, rescue
Read verse Acts 23:27 Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
ἐξειλόμην exeilomhn
I remove, choose, rescue
Read verse Acts 26:17 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐξαιρούμενός exairoumenov
I remove, choose, rescue
Read verse Galatians 1:4 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἐξέληται exelhtai
I remove, choose, rescue
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Active Matt 5:29 · Matt 18:9 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Middle Acts 7:10 · Acts 12:11 · Acts 23:27 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Middle Acts 7:34 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Middle Acts 26:17 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Middle Gal 1:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 7 present 1
Voice
middle 6 active 2
Mood
indicative 3 imperative 2 infinitive 1 participle 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:29 ἔξελε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 18:9 ἔξελε aorist active imperative imperative Acts 7:10 ἐξείλατο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 7:34 ἐξελέσθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Acts 12:11 ἐξείλατό aorist middle indicative completed Acts 23:27 ἐξειλάμην aorist middle indicative completed Acts 26:17 ἐξαιρούμενός present middle participle participle Galatians 1:4 ἐξέληται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
To rescue or draw out.
To lead out or bring forth.
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐξαιρέω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Affirms that deliverance originates in the Lord’s action. Acts 12:6-19
God’s commission to Moses prefigures the greater deliverance accomplished in Christ. Acts 7:17-34
Canonical Themes
Messiah
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain