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ἀναβαίνω

To go up (literally or figuratively)

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ἀναβαίνω G305
Pronunciation anabaínō

What does ἀναβαίνω (anabaínō) mean in the Bible?

ἀναβαίνω (anabaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to go up (literally or figuratively)". ἀναβαίνω [in LXX chiefly for עָלָה ;] to go up, ascend, __(a) of persons: ἐπί συκομωρέαν, Luk. Resurrection linked to ascension.

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Meaning

to go up (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition

Physical ascent or figurative rising; commonly used for journey to Jerusalem or prayers ascending to God.

to go up, ascend,

aof persons: ἐπί συκομωρέαν, Luk.19:4; εἰς τ. πλοῖον, Mrk.6:51; εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, Mat.20:17; εἰς τ. ἱερόν, with inf. (M, Pr., 205), Luk.18:10; with mention of place of departure, Mat.3:16 (ἀπό), Act.8:39 (ἐκ);
bof things, to rise, spring up, come up: a fish, Mat.17:27; smoke, Rev.8:4; plants growing, Mat.13:7; metaphorically, of things coming up in one's mind (as Heb. לֵב אֵל עָלָה; 4Ki.12:4, al.), Luk.24:38, 1Co.2:9; of prayers, Act.10:4; messages, Act.21:31 (for late exx., see MM, VGT, see word)
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Resurrection linked to ascension.
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Perfect Imperfect Future
Voices
Active Middle
Indicative states a fact or reality 50×
Aorist Active Matt 3:16 · Matt 5:1 · Matt 14:23 · Mark 6:51 · Luke 2:4 · Luke 9:28 · Luke 19:4 · John 2:13 · John 5:1 · John 7:10 · John 7:14 · John 21:11 · Acts 2:34 · Acts 7:23 · Acts 10:9 · Acts 11:2 35×
Present Active Mark 3:13 · Mark 4:32 · Rev 14:11 · Rev 19:3 · Matt 20:18 · Mark 10:33 · Luke 18:31 · John 7:8 · John 20:17 · Luke 24:38 10×
Perfect Active John 3:13 · John 20:17 2×
Imperfect Active Acts 3:1 · Acts 21:15 2×
Future Middle Rom 10:6 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 25×
Present Active Matt 20:17 · Mark 1:10 · Luke 19:28 · John 10:1 · Luke 2:42 · John 12:20 · John 6:62 · Rev 7:2 · Rev 13:1 · Rev 13:11 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 10:32 · John 1:51 · Rev 11:7 14×
Aorist Active Matt 15:29 · Mark 15:8 · Acts 18:22 · Acts 20:11 · Acts 25:9 · Eph 4:8 · Eph 4:10 · Matt 17:27 · Acts 8:31 · Matt 14:32 · Luke 5:19 11×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Present Active Acts 15:2 · Acts 21:12 · Rev 17:8 3×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Aorist Active John 7:8 · Rev 11:12 · Rev 4:1 3×
81 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 79 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 35 ongoing 10 prospective 1 resultant 2 imperative 3 background 2 infinitive 3 participle 23
Tense
aorist 49 present 25 imperfect 2 perfect 2 future 1
Voice
active 78 middle 1
Mood
indicative 50 participle 23 infinitive 3 imperative 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 3:16 ἀνέβη aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:1 ἀνέβη aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:7 ἀνέβησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:23 ἀνέβη aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:32 ἀναβάντων aorist active participle participle Matthew 15:29 ἀναβὰς aorist active participle participle Matthew 17:27 ἀναβάντα aorist active participle participle Matthew 20:17 ἀναβαίνων present active participle participle Matthew 20:18 ἀναβαίνομεν present active indicative ongoing Mark 1:10 ἀναβαίνων present active participle participle Mark 3:13 ἀναβαίνει present active indicative ongoing Mark 4:32 ἀναβαίνει present active indicative ongoing Mark 4:7 ἀνέβησαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 6:51 ἀνέβη aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:32 ἀναβαίνοντες present active participle participle Mark 10:33 ἀναβαίνομεν present active indicative ongoing Mark 15:8 ἀναβὰς aorist active participle participle Luke 2:4 Ἀνέβη aorist active indicative completed Luke 2:42 ἀναβαινόντων present active participle participle Luke 5:19 ἀναβάντες aorist active participle participle Luke 9:28 ἀνέβη aorist active indicative completed Luke 18:10 ἀνέβησαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 18:31 ἀναβαίνομεν present active indicative ongoing Luke 19:28 ἀναβαίνων present active participle participle Luke 19:4 ἀνέβη aorist active indicative completed Luke 24:38 ἀναβαίνουσιν present active indicative ongoing John 2:13 ἀνέβη aorist active indicative completed John 3:13 ἀναβέβηκεν perfect active indicative resultant John 5:1 ἀνέβη aorist active indicative completed John 6:62 ἀναβαίνοντα present active participle participle John 7:10 ἀνέβησαν aorist active indicative completed John 7:10 ἀνέβη aorist active indicative completed John 7:14 ἀνέβη aorist active indicative completed John 7:8 ἀνάβητε aorist active imperative imperative John 7:8 ἀναβαίνω present active indicative ongoing John 10:1 ἀναβαίνων present active participle participle John 11:55 ἀνέβησαν aorist active indicative completed John 12:20 ἀναβαινόντων present active participle participle John 20:17 ἀναβέβηκα perfect active indicative resultant John 20:17 Ἀναβαίνω present active indicative ongoing +39 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
John 20:1-18 ἀναβαίνω anabaínō
to ascend
Mark 4:30–34 ἀναβαίνω anabaínō
to rise, grow upward
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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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