Word study · Greek
exairéō
to deliver, to rescue
Say it: ex-eye-REH-oh (approximate)
ἐξαιρέω
What it means
To take out, pull out, or rescue (ex "out" plus haireō "to take"). In 1:4, Christ gave himself "that he might deliver us out of this present evil age." It is also used for Peter's rescue in Acts 12:11.
Range of meaning
- RescueTake out of danger.
- Pluck outRemove.
In Galatians
- Chapter 1
"That he might deliver us out of this present evil age" (1:4).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1807 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources