What does ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō): To remove or take away something physically present or figuratively possessed; often implies deprivation.
Greek · G851
ἀφαιρέω
To remove (literally or figuratively)
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ἀφαιρέω G851
Pronunciation aphairéō
What does ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō): To remove or take away something physically present or figuratively possessed; often implies deprivation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G851?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cutting off (3), and taken away (1), I take away (1), is taking (1), takes away (1).
Where does ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:51. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (4), Revelation (2), Hebrews (1), Mark (1).
Are there verse guides for ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō)?
This entry includes 2 verse guides that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 off 3× Matthew 26:51, Mark 14:47, Luke 22:50
and taken away 1× Luke 1:25
I take away 1× Romans 11:27
is taking 1× Luke 16:3
takes away 1× Revelation 22:19
to take away 1× Hebrews 10:4
will not be taken away from 1× Luke 10:42
will take away 1× Revelation 22:19
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:51 ἀφεῖλεν to cutting off Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 14:47 ἀφεῖλεν to cutting off Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 1:25 ἀφελεῖν to and taken away Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Luke 10:42 ἀφαιρεθήσεται to will not be taken away from Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 16:3 ἀφαιρεῖται to is taking Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Luke 22:50 ἀφεῖλεν to cutting off Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Romans 11:27 ἀφέλωμαι to I take away Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular Hebrews 10:4 ἀφαιρεῖν to to take away Verb - Present Infinitive Active Revelation 22:19 ἀφέλῃ to takes away Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 22:19 ἀφελεῖ to will take away Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 26:51
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 4 Romans 1 Hebrews 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
ἀφεῖλεν 3x apheilen Matthew 26:51, Mark 14:47, Luke 22:50
ἀφαιρεθήσεται 1x aphairethēsetai Luke 10:42
ἀφαιρεῖν 1x aphairein Hebrews 10:4
ἀφαιρεῖται 1x aphaireitai Luke 16:3
ἀφελεῖ 1x aphelei Revelation 22:19
ἀφελεῖν 1x aphelein Luke 1:25
ἀφέλῃ 1x aphelē Revelation 22:19
ἀφέλωμαι 1x aphelōmai Romans 11:27
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 3x Matthew 26:51, Mark 14:47, Luke 22:50
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Luke 1:25
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Revelation 22:19
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular 1x Romans 11:27
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Revelation 22:19
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 10:42
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 16:3
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Hebrews 10:4
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Revelation 22:19 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀφαιρήσει aphairesei to remove (literally or figuratively) The form strengthens the warning by presenting God's response as a definite future consequence in the verse's solemn logic. Read verse guide Revelation 22:19 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
ἀφαιρῇ aphaire to remove (literally or figuratively) The form contributes to the warning tone by presenting removal as a possible but prohibited action with consequences attached. Read verse guide Evidence Summary
Greek word. To remove or take away something physically present or figuratively possessed; often implies deprivation.
Source Gloss
to remove (literally or figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:51 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἀφεῖλεν afeilen
I take away, smite off
Read verse Mark 14:47 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἀφεῖλεν afeilen
I take away, smite off
Read verse Luke 1:25 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀφελεῖν afelein
I take away, smite off
Read verse Luke 10:42 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἀφαιρεθήσεται afaireqhsetai
I take away, smite off
Read verse Luke 16:3 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
ἀφαιρεῖται afaireitai
I take away, smite off
Read verse Luke 22:50 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἀφεῖλεν afeilen
I take away, smite off
Read verse Romans 11:27 Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἀφέλωμαι afelwmai
I take away, smite off
Read verse Hebrews 10:4 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀφαιρεῖν afairein
I take away, smite off
Read verse afairh
I take away, smite off
Read verse afairhsei
I take away, smite 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.
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 3 Aligned forms 10 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present Voices Active, Passive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 6×
Aorist Active Matt 26:51 · Mark 14:47 · Luke 22:50 3×
Future Passive Luke 10:42 1×
Present Middle Luke 16:3 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active Luke 1:25 1×
Present Active Heb 10:4 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Middle Rom 11:27 1×
Aorist Active Rev 22:19 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 6 present 2 future 2
Voice
active 7 middle 2 passive 1
Mood
indicative 6 infinitive 2 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 26:51 ἀφεῖλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:47 ἀφεῖλεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 1:25 ἀφελεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 10:42 ἀφαιρεθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 16:3 ἀφαιρεῖται present middle indicative ongoing Luke 22:50 ἀφεῖλεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 11:27 ἀφέλωμαι aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Hebrews 10:4 ἀφαιρεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Revelation 22:19 ἀφέλῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 22:19 ἀφελεῖ future active indicative prospective
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.
Biblical Witnesses
to remove or deprive someone of something needed, figurative sense
to sever or remove a body part, literal physical removal
to remove or eliminate shame or reproach, figurative sense
to take away sins, spiritual or sacrificial removal
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀφαιρέω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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