ἀναβαίνωanabaínō
to go up, ascend
Greek (New Testament) · G305
Meanings
(a) of persons: ἐπί συκομωρέαν, Luke 19:4; εἰς τ. πλοῖον, Mark 6:51; εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, Matthew 20:17; εἰς τ. ἱερόν, with infinitive, 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. עָלָה אֶל לֵב; 2 Kings 12:4, and elsewhere), Luke 24:38, 1 Corinthians 2:9; of prayers, Acts 10:4; messages, Acts 21:31.
Same root
- ἀνάaná · G303properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.)
- βάσιςbásis · G939a pace ("base"), i.e. (by implication) the foot
- προσαναβαίνωprosanabaínō · G4320to ascend farther, i.e. be promoted (take an upper (more honorable) seat)
- συναναβαίνωsynanabaínō · G4872to ascend in company with
- ἀναβαθμόςanabathmós · G304a stairway
Where it appears
Appears 82 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.
- Matthew 5:1 One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him,
- Matthew 13:7 Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants.
- Matthew 14:23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.
- Matthew 14:32 When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped.
- Matthew 15:29 Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down.
See every passage
- Matthew 3:16, 5:1, 13:7, 14:23, 14:32, 15:29, 17:27, 20:17, 20:18
- Mark 1:10, 3:13, 4:7, 4:8, 4:32, 6:51, 10:32, 10:33, 15:8
- Luke 2:4, 2:42, 5:19, 9:28, 18:10, 18:31, 19:4, 19:28, 24:38
- John 1:51, 2:13, 3:13, 5:1, 6:62, 7:8, 7:10, 7:14, 10:1, 11:55, 12:20, 20:17, 21:11
- Acts 1:13, 2:34, 3:1, 7:23, 8:31, 8:39, 10:4, 10:9, 11:2, 15:2, 18:22, 20:11, 21:6, 21:12, 21:15, 21:31, 24:11, 25:1, 25:9
- Romans 10:6
- 1 Corinthians 2:9
- Galatians 2:1, 2:2
- Ephesians 4:8, 4:9, 4:10
- Revelation 4:1, 7:2, 8:4, 9:2, 11:7, 11:12, 13:1, 13:11, 14:11, 17:8, 19:3, 20:9
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.