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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". ἀνά prep.

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Meaning

each
Extended definition

prep. (the rarest in NT; M, Pr., 98; MM, VGT, see word), prop., upwards, up, always with accusative

1In phrases: ἀ. μέσον, among, between, with genitive, Mat.13:1-58 25:1-46, Mrk.7:31, 1Co.6:5 (M, Pr., 99), Rev.7:17 [so in LXX for בְּתוׄך׃]; ἀ. μέρος, in turn, 1Co.14:27 (both found in Polyb.; cf. MGr. ἀνάμεσα).
2Distrib., apiece, by: Mat.20:9-10, Luk.9:3 (WH om.), Luk.9:14 Luk.10:1, Jhn.2:6, Rev.4:8.
3Adverbially ("a vulgarism," B1., § 51, 5; cf. Deiss., BS, 139 f.), ἀ. εἷς ἕκαστος, Rev.21:21. As prefix, ἀ. signifies
aup: ἀναβαίνειν;
bto: ἀναγγέλλειν; __(with) anew: ἀναγεννᾶν;
dback: ἀνακάμπτειν.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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×
13 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Appears In

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ἀνά · δύο G303, G1417
two by two, in pairs
πεντήκοντα · ἀνά G4004, G303
groups or dining parties of about fifty
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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