ἀν-αίρεσις, -εως, ἡ (ἀναιρέω), [in LXX: Num.11:15 (הָרַג), Jdg.15:17 (רָמָה), Jdth.15:4, 2Ma.5:13 * ;] 1. a taking up or away (Thuc.). 2. a destroying, slaying, murder (Field, Notes, 116; MM, VGT, see word): Act.8:1.† (AS)
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G336 — ἀναίρεσις
anairesis · murder · Greek