ἈΦΕΛΩ, ἀφελω
APHELŌ, aphelō
Sounds Like: ah-feh-LOH
Translations: take away, remove, cut off, destroy
From the root: ἈΦΑΙΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to take away, remove, or cut off something. It is often used in the context of separating one thing from another, or causing something to cease to exist. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἀπό (apo), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and the verb αἱρέω (haireō), meaning 'to take' or 'to seize'.
Inflection: Future, Active, Indicative, 1st Person Singular
Strong’s number: G0851 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 6:155
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 33:23
- Numbers — 11:17
- 1 Samuel — 17:36, 17:46
- 2 Samuel — 16:9
- Odes — 4:5
- Isaiah — 1:25, 5:5, 10:13
- Ezekiel — 36:26
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΦΑΙΡΕΩ.
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.
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΘΕΙΗ — may be taken away, may be removed, may be cut off, may be deprived of
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΘΕΙΗΝ — might be taken away, might be cut off, might be removed, might be taken from
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΘΕΝΤΑ — taken away, removed, withdrawn, plundered
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΘΕΝΤΟΣ — taken away, removed, cut off, of something taken away, of something removed, of something cut off
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΘΕΝΤΩΝ — having been taken away, of those having been taken away, of those removed, of those cut off
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΘΗ — to be taken away, to be removed, to be cut off, to be taken from
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΘΗΝΑΙ — to take away, to remove, to cut off, to be taken away, to be removed, to be cut off
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΘΗΣΕΙ — will be taken away, will be removed, will be cut off
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΙ — take away, remove, cut off, take off, deprive
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΙΝ — to take away, to remove, to cut off, to take off, to deprive
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to take away, to remove, to cut off, to deprive
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΙΤΑΙ — takes away, removes, cuts off, takes off, takes away from, deprives
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΙΤΕ — take away, remove, cut off, take off, put away
- ἈΦΑΙΡΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to take away, to remove, to cut off, to take off, to take from, to take for oneself
- ἈΦΑΙΡΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will take away, will remove, will cut off, will deprive
- ἈΦΑΙΡΗΣΟΜΕΝΗ — about to take away, about to remove, about to cut off, about to be taken away, about to be removed, about to be cut off
- ἈΦΑΙΡΗΣΟΜΕΝΟΙ — taking away, removing, cutting off, taking from, about to take away
- ἈΦΑΙΡΗΣΟΝΤΑ — they will take away, they will remove, they will cut off, they will separate, they will deprive
- ἈΦΑΙΡΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will take away, they will remove, they will cut off, they will take from
- ἈΦΑΙΡΟΥΜΕΝΗΣ — of taking away, of removing, of cutting off, of being taken away, of being removed, of being cut off
- ἈΦΑΙΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — taking away, removing, being taken away, being removed, those taking away, those being taken away
- ἈΦΑΙΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — being taken away, that which is being taken away, a thing being taken away
- ἈΦΑΙΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — taking away, removing, depriving, a taking away, a removing, a depriving
- ἈΦΑΙΡΟΥΜΕΝΩ — (to) the one being taken away, (to) the one being removed, (to) the one being cut off, (to) the one who is being taken away
- ἈΦΑΙΡΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — of taking away, of removing, of subtracting, of those who are taking away, of those who are being taken away
- ἈΦΑΙΡΟΥΝΤΑΙ — they are taken away, they are removed, they are cut off, they are deprived of
- ἈΦΑΙΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ — taking away, removing, cutting off, withdrawing
- ἈΦΑΙΡΟΥΣΑΝ — taking away, removing, cutting off
- ἈΦΑΙΡΩΝ — taking away, removing, subtracting, one who takes away, he who takes away
- ἈΦΕΙΛΑΣ — took away, removed, cut off, took off
- ἈΦΕΙΛΕΝ — took away, removed, cut off, took off
- ἈΦΕΙΛΟΥ — take away, remove, cut off, deprive
- ἈΦΕΛΕΙ — to take away, to remove, to subtract, to cut off
- ἈΦΕΛΕΙΝ — to take away, to remove, to subtract, to cut off
- ἈΦΕΛΕΙΤΑΙ — he takes away, he removes, he cuts off, he is taken away, he is removed, he is cut off
- ἈΦΕΛΕΙΤΕ — you will take away, you will remove, you will subtract, you will cut off
- ἈΦΕΛΕΣΘΕ — take away, remove, cut off, put away, rid yourselves of
- ἈΦΕΛΗ — take away, remove, cut off, take off, take from, deprive
- ἈΦΕΛΟΜΕΝΗ — taking away, having taken away, removing, having removed, cutting off, having cut off
- ἈΦΕΛΟΜΕΝΟΝ — taking away, removing, cutting off, having taken away, having removed, having cut off
- ἈΦΕΛΟΜΕΝΟΣ — taking away, removing, cutting off, depriving, having taken away, having removed
- ἈΦΕΛΟΜΕΝΟΥ — taking away, having taken away, removing, having removed, cutting off, having cut off, of taking away, of removing, of cutting off
- ἈΦΕΛΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — taking away, removing, cutting off, depriving, those who have taken away, having taken away
- ἈΦΕΛΟΜΕΝΩ — (to) taking away, (to) removing, (to) cutting off, (to) depriving
- ἈΦΕΛΟΥ — take away, remove, cut off, pluck out, withdraw
- ἈΦΕΛΟΥΝΤΑΙ — they take away, they remove, they cut off, they take off, they subtract
- ἈΦΕΛΟΥΣΙΝ — they will take away, they will remove, they will cut off, they will take off
- ἈΦΕΛΩΜΕΝ — let us take away, let us remove, let us cut off, let us take off
- ἈΦΕΛΩΝ — taking away, removing, cutting off, taking, removing, cutting off
- ἈΦΕΛΩΣΙΝ — they take away, they remove, they cut off, they subtract
- ἈΦΗΡΕΙΤΟ — was taking away, was removing, was cutting off, was being taken away, was being removed, was being cut off
- ἈΦΗΡΗΚΑ — I have taken away, I have removed, I have cut off, I have taken from
- ἈΦΗΡΗΜΕΝΑ — taken away, removed, cut off, a thing taken away, things taken away
- ἈΦΗΡΗΜΕΝΗΝ — taken away, removed, deprived, a taken away, a removed, a deprived
- ἈΦΗΡΗΜΕΝΟΣ — taken away, removed, cut off, a taken away one
- ἈΦΗΡΗΜΕΝΟΥΣ — taken away, removed, deprived, cut off
- ἈΦΗΡΗΜΕΝΩ — having been taken away, having been removed, having been cut off, having been deprived (of)
- ἈΦΗΡΗΤΑΙ — it has been taken away, it has been removed, it has been cut off, it has been taken from
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