What does περιαιρέω (periairéō) mean in the Bible?
περιαιρέω (periairéō) is a Greek word meaning "to take away".
Greek · G4014
περιαιρέω
To take away
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περιαιρέω G4014
Pronunciation periairéō
What does περιαιρέω (periairéō) mean in the Bible?
περιαιρέω (periairéō) is a Greek word meaning "to take away".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4014?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Cutting away (1), is taken away (1), take away (1), we abandoned (1), we weighed anchor (1).
Where does περιαιρέω (periairéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 27:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), 2 Corinthians (1), Hebrews (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 Cutting away 1× Acts 27:40
is taken away 1× 2 Corinthians 3:16
take away 1× Hebrews 10:11
we abandoned 1× Acts 27:20
we weighed anchor 1× Acts 28:13
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 27:20 περιῃρεῖτο to we abandoned Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 27:40 περιελόντες to Cutting away Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 28:13 περιελόντες* to we weighed anchor Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2 Corinthians 3:16 περιαιρεῖται to is taken away Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 10:11 περιελεῖν to take away Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 27:20
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Acts 3 2 Corinthians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
περιαιρεῖται 1x periaireitai 2 Corinthians 3:16
περιελεῖν 1x perielein Hebrews 10:11
περιελόντες 1x perielontes Acts 27:40
περιελόντες* 1x perielontes Acts 28:13
περιῃρεῖτο 1x periēreito Acts 27:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Acts 27:40, Acts 28:13
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Hebrews 10:11
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 27:20
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 3:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to take away
Source Gloss
to take away
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 27:20 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Passive Indicative
περιῃρεῖτο perihreito
I strip off, cast off
Read verse Acts 27:40 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
περιελόντες perielontev
I strip off, cast off
Read verse 2 Corinthians 3:16 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
περιαιρεῖται periaireitai
I strip off, cast off
Read verse Hebrews 10:11 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
περιελεῖν perielein
I strip off, cast off
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 present 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 3 passive 2
Mood
indicative 2 participle 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Acts 27:20 περιῃρεῖτο imperfect passive indicative background Acts 27:40 περιελόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 28:13 περιελόντες aorist active participle participle 2 Corinthians 3:16 περιαιρεῖται present passive indicative ongoing Hebrews 10:11 περιελεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive
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)
Word Origins
περιαιρέω is built from these roots:
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