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ἀναβαίνω

anabainōto ascendHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb82 occurrences10 books78 verses

Definition

ἀναβαίνω

[in LXX chiefly for עָלָה ;]

to go up, ascend,

(a) of persons: ἐπί συκομωρέαν, Luke 19:4; εἰς τ. πλοῖον, Mark 6:51; εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, Matthew 20:17; εἰς τ. ἱερόν, with inf. (M, Pr., 205), Luke 18:10; with mention of place of departure, Matthew 3:16 (ἀπό), Acts 8:39 (ἐκ);

(b) of things, to rise, spring up, come up: a fish, Matthew 17:27; smoke, Revelation 8:4; plants growing, Matthew 13:7; metaphorically, of things coming up in one's mind (as Heb. לֵב אֵל עָלָה; 4Ki.12.4,,al.), Luke 24:38, 1 Corinthians 2:9; of prayers, Acts 10:4; messages, Acts 21:31 (for late exx., see MM, VGT, see word)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀναβαίνω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

82 total
  1. Acts 10:9ἀνέβη · went up
    The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
  2. Acts 11:2ἀνέβη · went up
    So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him
  3. Acts 15:2ἀναβαίνειν · to go up
    And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
  4. Acts 18:22ἀναβὰς · he went up
    When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
  5. Acts 20:11Ἀναβὰς · [Paul] went back upstairs
    Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.
  6. Acts 21:6ἐνέβημεν · we went aboard
    And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
  7. Acts 21:12ἀναβαίνειν · to go up
    When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
  8. Acts 21:15ἀνεβαίνομεν · [and] went on
    After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.
  9. Acts 21:31ἀνέβη · received
    While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
  10. Acts 24:11ἀνέβην · I went up
    You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
  11. Acts 25:1ἀνέβη · went up
    Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
  12. Acts 25:9ἀναβὰς · to go up
    But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”
  13. Romans 10:6ἀναβήσεται · will ascend
    But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
  14. 1 Corinthians 2:9ἀνέβη · has imagined
    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
  15. Galatians 2:1ἀνέβην · I went up
    Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
  16. Galatians 2:2ἀνέβην · I went
    I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
  17. Ephesians 4:8Ἀναβὰς · When He ascended
    This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
  18. Ephesians 4:9Ἀνέβη · He ascended” [mean]
    What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
  19. Ephesians 4:10ἀναβὰς · who ascended
    He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
  20. Revelation 4:1Ἀνάβα · Come up
    After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
  21. Revelation 7:2ἀναβαίνοντα · ascending
    And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
  22. Revelation 8:4ἀνέβη · rose up
    And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
  23. Revelation 9:2ἀνέβη · rose
    The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
  24. Revelation 11:7ἀναβαῖνον · comes up
    When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.
  25. Revelation 11:12Ἀνάβατε · Come up; ἀνέβησαν · they went up
    And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.
  26. Revelation 13:1ἀναβαῖνον · rising
    Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
  27. Revelation 13:11ἀναβαῖνον · rising
    Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
  28. Revelation 14:11ἀναβαίνει · rises
    And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
  29. Revelation 17:8ἀναβαίνειν · to come up
    The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.
  30. Revelation 19:3ἀναβαίνει · rises
    And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”
  31. Revelation 20:9ἀνέβησαν · they marched across
    And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.