epairō · lift up

What it means

epairō (ἐπαίρω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “lift up”.

Raise.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To hold something high: eyes, hands, voice.
2. To rise up proudly against someone.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• lifting up ×6
• lifted up ×4
• raised ×4
• lift up ×3
• exalts himself ×1
• hoisting ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Luke×6
• John×4
• Acts×5
• 2 Corinthians×2
• 1 Timothy×1

• Matthew 17:8

  And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone.

• Luke 6:20

  And he, lifting up his eyes to his disciples, was saying, “Happy are the poor, because yours is the kingdom of God.

• Luke 11:27

  Now it happened, as he was saying these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Happy is the womb that carried you, and the breasts that you nursed at!”

• Luke 16:23

  And in Hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torment, he sees Abraham from far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.

• Luke 18:13

  But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

• Luke 21:28

  But when these things begin to happen, stand up straight and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

• Luke 24:50

  And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.

• John 4:35

  Do you not say, ‘There are still four months, and then the harvest comes’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are white for harvest. Already

• John 6:5

  So when Jesus lifted up his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming toward him, he says to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?”

• John 13:18

  I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But it is so that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’

• John 17:1

  Jesus spoke these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son, so that the Son may glorify you,

• Acts 1:9

  And having said these things, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

• Acts 2:14

  But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and spoke out to them: “Jewish men and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.

• Acts 14:11

  And the crowds, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voice, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have become like men and have come down to us.”

• Acts 22:22

  And they were listening to him up to this word, and they raised their voices, saying, “Take such a man away from the earth, for it was not fitting for him to live.”

• Acts 27:40

  And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the blowing wind, they made for the beach.

• 2 Corinthians 10:5

  and every high thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and taking captive every thought to the obedience of the Messiah,

• 2 Corinthians 11:20

  For you bear it if someone enslaves you, if someone devours you, if someone takes from you, if someone exalts himself, if someone strikes you in the face.

• 1 Timothy 2:8

  So I want the men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.