ἈΡΑΝ, ἀραν
ARAN, aran
Sounds Like: ah-RAN
Translations: curse, a curse, an imprecation, to lift, to take up, to carry away, to remove
From the root: ΑΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This word can be either a noun meaning 'curse' or 'imprecation', or a form of the verb 'αἴρω' (airō) meaning 'to lift' or 'to take up'. The meaning depends on the context. As a noun, it refers to a solemn prayer or wish that evil may befall someone. As a verb, it describes the action of raising something or removing it.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine (for the noun); Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine (for the verb)
Strong’s numbers: G0685 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0731 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Numbers — 5:27
- Deuteronomy — 29:14
- 1 Kings — 8:31
- 2 Chronicles — 6:22
- Jeremiah — 49:18, 51:22
- Baruch — 3:8
- Ezekiel — 17:16
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΡΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΡΑΙ — curses, imprecations, prayers, a curse, an imprecation, a prayer
- ἈΡΑΙΣ — curses, imprecations, prayers, a curse, an imprecation, a prayer
- ΑΡΑ — then, therefore, consequently, so, perhaps, indeed, really, surely
- ΑΡΑ? — then, therefore, consequently, so, indeed, certainly, perhaps, whether, therefore, consequently, so, then, indeed, certainly, perhaps, whether, a curse, a prayer, a vow
- ΑΡΑΙΣ — curses, prayers, imprecations
- ΑΡΑΣ — curse, a curse, imprecation, prayer
- ΑΡΟ — then, therefore, consequently, so, perhaps, maybe, indeed, truly
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