ἀναλαμβάνωanalambánō
to take up
Greek (New Testament) · G353
Meanings
1. to take up, raise: Mark 16:19, Acts 1:2, Acts 1:11, Acts 1:22, Acts 10:16, 1 Timothy 3:16.
2. to take up, take to oneself: Acts 7:43, Acts 20:13, Acts 20:14, Acts 23:31, Ephesians 6:13, Ephesians 6:16, 2 Timothy 4:11.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Acts 1:2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 1:11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!”
- Acts 1:22 from the time he was baptized by John until the day he was taken from us. Whoever is chosen will join us as a witness of Jesus’ resurrection.”
- Acts 7:43 No, you carried your pagan gods— the shrine of Molech, the star of your god Rephan, and the images you made to worship them. So I will send you into exile as far away as Babylon.’
- Acts 10:16 The same vision was repeated three times. Then the sheet was suddenly pulled up to heaven.
- Acts 20:13 Paul went by land to Assos, where he had arranged for us to join him, while we traveled by ship.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.