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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περιαιρέωG4014
Pronunciationperiairéō
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 ItCutting away1×Acts 27:40
is taken away1×2 Corinthians 3:16
take away1×Hebrews 10:11
we abandoned1×Acts 27:20
we weighed anchor1×Acts 28:13
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 27:20περιῃρεῖτοtowe abandonedVerb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularActs 27:40περιελόντεςtoCutting awayVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 28:13περιελόντες*towe weighed anchorVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural2 Corinthians 3:16περιαιρεῖταιtois taken awayVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularHebrews 10:11περιελεῖνtotake awayVerb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 27:20
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Acts32 Corinthians1Hebrews1
Source forms
περιαιρεῖται1xperiaireitai2 Corinthians 3:16
περιελεῖν1xperieleinHebrews 10:11
περιελόντες1xperielontesActs 27:40
περιελόντες*1xperielontesActs 28:13
περιῃρεῖτο1xperiēreitoActs 27:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural2xActs 27:40, Acts 28:13
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xHebrews 10:11
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 27:20
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1x2 Corinthians 3:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to take away
Source Gloss
to take away
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 27:20Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Passive Indicative
περιῃρεῖτοperihreito
I strip off, cast off
Read verseActs 27:40Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
περιελόντεςperielontev
I strip off, cast off
Read verse2 Corinthians 3:16Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
περιαιρεῖταιperiaireitai
I strip off, cast off
Read verseHebrews 10:11Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
περιελεῖνperielein
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
aorist3present1imperfect1
Voice
active3passive2
Mood
indicative2participle2infinitive1
NT Occurrences
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: