Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
περι-αιρέω (G4014)
5 περι-αιρέω , -ῶ , [in LXX chiefly for סוּר hi.;] to take away that which surrounds, take away , take off ( τείχη , Hdt., Thuc.; χιτῶνα , Plat.; δακτύλιον , Ge 41:42 , cf. σφρηγῖδα , Hdt., ii, 151): τ. κάλυμμα , pass., II Co 3:16 ; as nautical term (RV, cast off ), ἀγκύρας , Ac 27:40 ; absol., to cast loose : Ac 28:13 . Metaph., to take away entirely : ἐλπίς , pass., Ac 27:20 ; ἁμαρτίας , He 10:11 .†
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain