ἀνατολήanatolḗ
a rising of light, i.e. dawn (figuratively); by implication, the east (also in plural)
Greek (New Testament) · G395
Meanings
1. a rising: of light, Luke 1:78.
2. the sun-rising, the east: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:9, Revelation 21:13; ἀ. ἡλίου, Revelation 7:2, Revelation 16:12 (WΗ, plural); plural, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 8:11, Matthew 24:27, Luke 13:29.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 2:1 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,
- Matthew 2:2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
- Matthew 2:9 After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was.
- Matthew 8:11 And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven.
- Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.
- Luke 1:78 Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.