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1: ἐγείρω

(Strong's #1453 — Verb — egeiro — eg-i'-ro )

"to awaken, raise up," is used in Matthew 12:11 , of "lifting" a sheep out of a pit. In the following the RV has "raised" for AV, "lifted:" Mark 1:31; 9:27; Acts 3:7 . See ARISE , AWAKE , RAISE.

2: αἴρω

(Strong's #142 — Verb — airo — ah'ee-ro )

signifies (a) "to raise, take up, lift, draw up," (b) "to bear, carry," (c) "to take or carry away." It is used of "lifting" up the voice, Luke 17:13; Acts 4:24; eyes, John 11:41; hand, Revelation 10:5 . See AWAY , BEAR , CARRY , DOUBT , A, No. 6, LOOSE, PUT, No. 17, REMOVE, TAKE.

3: ἐπαίρω

(Strong's #1869 — Verb — epairo — ep-ahee'-ro )

"to lift up, raise" (epi, "upon," and No. 2), is used of "lifting" up the eyes, Matthew 17:8; Luke 6:20; 16:23; 18:13; John 4:35; 6:5; 17:1; the head, Luke 21:28; the hands, Luke 24:50; 1 Timothy 2:8; the voice, Luke 11:27; Acts 2:14; 14:11; 22:22; a foresail, Acts 27:40 ("hoisting," RV); metaphorically, of the heel, John 13:18 , as of one "lifting" up the foot before kicking; the expression indicates contempt and violence; in the Passive Voice, Acts 1:9 , of Christ's ascension, "was taken up;" 2 Corinthians 10:5 , "is exalted" (with pride); 2 Corinthians 11:20 , "exalteth himself." See EXALT , HOIST, TAKE.

4: ὑψόω

(Strong's #5312 — Verb — hupsoo — hoop-so'-o )

"to lift or raise up" (akin to hupsos, "height"), is rendered by the verb "to lift up" in John 3:14 , of the brazen serpent; of Christ in crucifixion (id.), and John 8:28; 12:32,34; metaphorically, "to exalt, lift up," e.g., James 4:10 , AV, "shall lift ... up," RV, "shall exalt." See EXALT.

5: ἀνίστημι

(Strong's #450 — Verb — anistemi — an-is'-tay-mee )

"to raise up" (ana, "up," histemi, "to cause to stand"), is translated "lifted (her) up," in Acts 9:41 , AV; RV, "raised (her) up." See ARISE , RAISE.

6: ἀνορθόω

(Strong's #461 — Verb — anorthoo — an-orth-o'-o )

"to set upright" (ana, "up," orthos, "straight"), is used of "lifting" up "hands that hang down," Hebrews 12:12; of setting up a building, restoring ruins, Acts 15:16 (cp., e.g., 2 Samuel 7:13,16; 1 Chronicles 17:12; Jeremiah 10:12; often so used in the papyri); of the healing of the woman with a spirit of infirmity, Luke 13:13 , "was made straight" (for ver. 11, see No. 7). See SET , STRAIGHT.

7: ἀνακύπτω

(Strong's #352 — Verb — anakupto — an-ak-oop'-to )

"to lift oneself up," is used (a) of the body, Luke 13:11; John 8:7,10; (b) metaphorically, of the mind, to look up, to be elated, Luke 21:28 (followed by No. 3, "lift up"); an instance is found in the papyri in which a person speaks of the imposibility of ever looking up again in a certain place, for very shame (moulton and Milligan, Vocab.). In the Sept., Job 10:15 .

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Lift'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​l/lift.html. 1940.
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