What does ἀπαίρω (apaírō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαίρω (apaírō): To remove by lifting away; used of taking away the bridegroom in eschatological context.
Greek · G522
ἀπαίρω
To take away
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ἀπαίρω G522
Pronunciation apaírō
What does ἀπαίρω (apaírō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαίρω (apaírō): To remove by lifting away; used of taking away the bridegroom in eschatological context.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G522?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include will be taken (3).
Where does ἀπαίρω (apaírō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (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 will be taken 3× Matthew 9:15, Mark 2:20, Luke 5:35
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 9:15
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1
Source forms
ἀπαρθῇ 3x aparthē Matthew 9:15, Mark 2:20, Luke 5:35
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular 3x Matthew 9:15, Mark 2:20, Luke 5:35
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To remove by lifting away; used of taking away the bridegroom in eschatological context.
Strong's G522
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 5:33–39 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.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:15 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
ἀπαρθῇ aparqh
I take away, remove
Read verse Mark 2:20 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
ἀπαρθῇ aparqh
I take away, remove
Read verse Luke 5:35 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
ἀπαρθῇ aparqh
I take away, remove
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 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist Voices Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Passive Matt 9:15 · Mark 2:20 · Luke 5:35 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
passive 3
Mood
subjunctive 3
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 5:33–39 ἀπαρθῇ apaírō
Is taken away
New Testament Witnesses
taken away
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀπαίρω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Foreshadows the crucifixion.
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