What does ἀνά (aná) mean in the Bible?
ἀνά (aná) is a Greek word meaning "each".
Greek · G303
ἀνά
Each
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ἀνά G303
Pronunciation aná
What does ἀνά (aná) mean in the Bible?
ἀνά (aná) is a Greek word meaning "each".
Full entry for ἀνά (G303) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G303?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (3), in (3), each (2), vvv (2), [and] into (1).
Where does ἀνά (aná) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Matthew (3), Revelation (3), 1 Corinthians (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It - 3× Luke 9:3, 1 Corinthians 6:5, Revelation 4:8
in 3× Luke 9:14, 1 Corinthians 14:27, Revelation 7:17
each 2× Matthew 20:9, Matthew 20:10
vvv 2× Luke 10:1, Revelation 21:21
[and] into 1× Mark 7:31
among 1× Matthew 13:25
from 1× John 2:6
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 13:25 ἀνὰ to among Preposition Matthew 20:9 ἀνὰ to each Adverb Matthew 20:10 ἀνὰ to each Adverb Mark 7:31 ἀνὰ to [and] into Preposition Luke 9:3 ἀνὰ to - Adverb Luke 9:14 ἀνὰ to in Adverb Luke 10:1 ἀνὰ to vvv Adverb John 2:6 ἀνὰ to from Adverb 1 Corinthians 6:5 ἀνὰ to - Preposition 1 Corinthians 14:27 ἀνὰ to in Preposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 13:25
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 6
Matthew 3 Mark 1 Luke 3 John 1 1 Corinthians 2 Revelation 3
Source forms
ἀνὰ 13x ana Matthew 13:25, Matthew 20:9, Matthew 20:10, Mark 7:31
Parsing patterns
Adverb 8x Matthew 20:9, Matthew 20:10, Luke 9:3, Luke 9:14
Preposition 5x Matthew 13:25, Mark 7:31, 1 Corinthians 6:5, 1 Corinthians 14:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. each
Strong's G303
Lexical occurrences 13 verses Greek text appearances 15 times Word forms 2 forms 13 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
each
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
15 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:25 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse Matthew 20:9 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse Matthew 20:10 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse Mark 6:40 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse Mark 6:40 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse Mark 7:31 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse Luke 9:3 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse Luke 9:14 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse Luke 10:1 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse John 2:6 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse 1 Corinthians 6:5 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:27 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse Revelation 4:8 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse Revelation 7:17 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verse Revelation 21:21 Preposition
ἀνὰ ana
and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 13
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 20:9 · Matt 20:10 · Luke 9:3 · Luke 9:14 · Luke 10:1 · John 2:6 · Rev 4:8 · Rev 21:21 8×
Matt 13:25 · Mark 7:31 · 1 Cor 6:5 · 1 Cor 14:27 · Rev 7:17 5×
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain