"to awaken, raise up," is used in Mat 12:11, of "lifting" a sheep out of a pit. In the following the RV has "raised" for AV, "lifted:" Mar 1:31, Mar 9:27, Act 3:7. See ARISE, AWAKE, RAISE.
<2,,142, airo>
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, Luk 17:13, Act 4:24; eyes, Joh 11:41; hand, Rev 10:5. See AWAY, BEAR, CARRY, DOUBT, A, No. 6, LOOSE, PUT, No. 17, REMOVE, TAKE.
<3,,1869, epairo>
"to lift up, raise" (epi, "upon," and No. 2), is used of "lifting" up the eyes, Mat 17:8, Luk 6:20, Luk 16:23, Luk 18:13, Joh 4:35, Joh 6:5, Joh 17:1; the head, Luk 21:28; the hands, Luk 24:50, 1Ti 2:8; the voice, Luk 11:27, Act 2:14, Act 14:11, Act 22:22; a foresail, Act 27:40 ("hoisting," RV); metaphorically, of the heel, Joh 13:18, as of one "lifting" up the foot before kicking; the expression indicates contempt and violence; in the Passive Voice, Act 1:9, of Christ's ascension, "was taken up;" 2Co 10:5, "is exalted" (with pride); 2Co 11:20, "exalteth himself." See EXALT, HOIST, TAKE.
<4,,5312, hupsoo>
"to lift or raise up" (akin to hupsos, "height"), is rendered by the verb "to lift up" in Joh 3:14, of the brazen serpent; of Christ in crucifixion (id.), and Joh 8:28, Joh 12:32, Joh 12:34; metaphorically, "to exalt, lift up," e.g., Jam 4:10, AV, "shall lift ... up," RV, "shall exalt." See EXALT.
<5,,450, anistemi>
"to raise up" (ana, "up," histemi, "to cause to stand"), is translated "lifted (her) up," in Act 9:41, AV; RV, "raised (her) up." See ARISE, RAISE.
<6,,461, anorthoo>
"to set upright" (ana, "up," orthos, "straight"), is used of "lifting" up "hands that hang down," Heb 12:12; of setting up a building, restoring ruins, Act 15:16 (cp., e.g., 2Sa 7:13, 2Sa 7:16, 1Ch 17:12, Jer 10:12; often so used in the papyri); of the healing of the woman with a spirit of infirmity, Luk 13:13, "was made straight" (for Luk 13:11, see No. 7). See SET, STRAIGHT.
<7,,352, anakupto>
"to lift oneself up," is used (a) of the body, Luk 13:11, Joh 8:7, Joh 8:10; (b) metaphorically, of the mind, to look up, to be elated, Luk 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.
