ἈΝΑΙΡΈΩ: ἀν-αιρέω, -ῶ [ [in LXX for הרג hi., מֵת hi., נכה hi., etc.;] ] 1. . to take up: mid., Ac 7:21.
2. . to take away, make an end of, destroy (for late exx. of various senses, v. MM, VGT, s.v.); (a) . of things (as freq. in cl. of laws, etc.): He 10:9; (b) . of persons, to kill: Mt 2:16, Lk 22:2 23:32, Ac 2:23 5:33, 36 7:28 9:23-24, 29 10:39 12:2 13:28 16:27 22:20 23:15, 21 23:27 25:3 26:10, II Th 2:8, WH, txt., R, txt.†