ἀνατέλλωanatéllō
to (cause to) arise
Greek (New Testament) · G393
Meanings
1. transitive, to cause to rise: Matthew 5:45.
2. Intrans., to rise: φῶς, Matthew 4:16 (= Isaiah 9:1); ὁ ἥλιος, Matthew 13:6, Mark 4:6, Mark 16:2, James 1:11; νεφέλη, Luke 12:54; φωσφόρος, 2 Peter 1:19; ὁ Κύριος, prob. with ref. to metaphorically of sun or star, Hebrews 7:14 (cf. ἐξ-ανατέλλω).
Same root
- ἀνάaná · G303properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.)
- τέλοςtélos · G5056properly, the point aimed at as a limit, i.e. (by implication) the conclusion of an act or state (termination (literally, figuratively or indefinitely), result (immediate, ultimate or prophetic), purpose); specially, an impost or levy (as paid)
- ἐξανατέλλωexanatéllō · G1816to start up out of the ground, i.e. germinate
- ἀνατολήanatolḗ · G395a rising of light, i.e. dawn (figuratively); by implication, the east (also in plural)
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.”
- Matthew 5:45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
- Matthew 13:6 But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died.
- Mark 4:6 But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died.
- Mark 16:2 Very early on Sunday morning, just at sunrise, they went to the tomb.
- Luke 12:54 Then Jesus turned to the crowd and said, “When you see clouds beginning to form in the west, you say, ‘Here comes a shower.’ And you are right.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.