ἀναφέρωanaphérō
to take up (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G399
Meanings
1. to carry or lead up: with accusative of person, Matthew 17:1, Mark 9:2; passive, Luke 24:51; ἀ. τ. ἁμαρτίας ἐπὶ τ. ξύλον: 1 Peter 2:24.
2. In LXX and NT, to bring to the altar, to offer (see Hort on 1 Peter 2:24): θυσίας, etc., Hebrews 7:27, Hebrews 13:15, 1 Peter 2:5; ἐπί τ. θυσιαστήριον, James 2:21.
3. to bear, sustain (cf. Numbers 14:33, Isaiah 53:12): Hebrews 9:28.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 17:1 Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone.
- Mark 9:2 Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed,
- Luke 24:51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven.
- Hebrews 7:27 Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people’s sins.
- Hebrews 9:28 so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.
- Hebrews 13:15 Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.