Dictionary entry

ἀναίρεσις

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

ἀν-αίρεσις, -εως, ἡ

(< ἀναιρέω), [in LXX: Nu 11:15 (הָרַג), Jg 15:17 (רָמָה), Jth 15:4, II Mac 5:13*;]

1. a taking up or away (Thuc.).

2. a destroying, slaying, murder (Field, Notes, 116; MM, VGT, s.v.): Ac 8:1.†