ἐξαίρω
exairō
to expel
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word G1808, translated as ἐξαίρω (exairō), means to expel. This definition indicates that the action of exairō involves removing or driving out someone or something from a particular place. Given its single occurrence in the Bible, the range of usage for this word is limited. However, the meaning of expel implies that exairō is likely to be used in situations involving removal or separation, perhaps with overtones of force or violence. The significance of this word lies in its explicit and direct communication of a particular action, without any need for interpretation or inference beyond the meaning of the word itself.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text