Lift

"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.

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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.