ἀνάγωanágō
to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away
Greek (New Testament) · G321
Meanings
to lead or bring up: followed by είς, with accusative loc., Matthew 4:1, Luke 2:22, Luke 4:5, Acts 9:39, Acts 16:34; of raising the dead (classical Greek), ἐκ νεκρῶν, Romans 10:7, Hebrews 13:20; to produce and set before, τ. λαῷ, Acts 12:4; in sacrificial sense, to offer, θυσίαν, Acts 7:41. Mid., in nautical sense, to put to sea: Luke 8:22, Acts 13:13, Acts 16:11, Acts 18:21, Acts 20:3, Acts 20:13, Acts 21:1, Acts 21:2, Acts 27:2, Acts 27:4, Acts 27:12, Acts 27:21, Acts 28:10, Acts 28:10 (cf. ἐπ-ανάγω).
Same root
- ἀνάaná · G303properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.)
- ἄγωágō · G71properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
- ἐπανάγωepanágō · G1877to lead up on, i.e. (technical) to put out (to sea); (intransitively) to return
Where it appears
Appears 23 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.
- Luke 2:22 Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
- Luke 4:5 Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
- Luke 8:22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and started out.
- Acts 7:41 So they made an idol shaped like a calf, and they sacrificed to it and celebrated over this thing they had made.
- Acts 9:39 So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and other clothes Dorcas had made for them.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.