1) to lift up, raise up, raise on high
2) metaphorically to be lifted up with pride, to exalt one's self
Part of Speech: verb
Citing in TDNT: 1:186, 28
G1869
From G1909 and G142; to raise up (literally or figuratively): - exalt self, poise (lift, take) up.
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| raise | 15.105 |
| (ἐπαίρω τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς) look | 24.34 |
| (ἐπαίρω τὴν κεφαλήν) have courage | 25.160 |
| (ἐπαίρω φώνην) speak loudly | 33.78 |
| (ἐπαίρω τὴν πτέρναν) oppose | 39.3 |
| a rise up against | 39.38 |
| b be arrogant | 88.212 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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