What does ἀνάγω (anágō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνάγω (anágō): Physical movement upward or outward; nautically, to set sail; theologically, to raise from death.
Greek · G321
ἀνάγω
To lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away
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ἀνάγω G321
Pronunciation anágō
What does ἀνάγω (anágō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνάγω (anágō): Physical movement upward or outward; nautically, to set sail; theologically, to raise from death.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G321?
The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to sail (3), [After] putting out (1), [And] he set sail (1), [and] sailed (1), [and] set sail (1).
Where does ἀνάγω (anágō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (17), Luke (3), Hebrews (1), Matthew (1).
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 to sail 3× Acts 20:3, Acts 27:12, Acts 27:21
[After] putting out 1× Acts 27:4
[And] he set sail 1× Acts 18:21
[and] sailed 1× Acts 20:13
[and] set sail 1× Acts 21:2
[and] we put out to sea 1× Acts 27:2
[His parents] brought 1× Luke 2:22
[the devil] led Him up to a high place 1× Luke 4:5
[when we were ready] to sail 1× Acts 28:10
After setting sail 1× Acts 13:13
brought 1× Hebrews 13:20
he brought 1× Acts 16:34
offered 1× Acts 7:41
sailed 1× Acts 21:1
set out 1× Luke 8:22
they took [him] 1× Acts 9:39
to bring 1× Romans 10:7
to bring him out 1× Acts 12:4
was led 1× Matthew 4:1
We sailed 1× Acts 16:11
we set sail 1× Acts 28:11
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:1 ἀνήχθη to was led Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 2:22 ἀνήγαγον to [His parents] brought Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 4:5 ἀναγαγὼν to [the devil] led Him up to a high place Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 8:22 ἀνήχθησαν to set out Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Acts 7:41 ἀνήγαγον to offered Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 9:39 ἀνήγαγον to they took [him] Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 12:4 ἀναγαγεῖν to to bring him out Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Acts 13:13 Ἀναχθέντες to After setting sail Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 16:11 Ἀναχθέντες to We sailed Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 16:34 ἀναγαγών to he brought Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:1
Aligned rows 23
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Luke 3 Acts 17 Romans 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀνήχθημεν 4x anēchthēmen Acts 20:13, Acts 21:2, Acts 27:2, Acts 28:11
ἀνήγαγον 3x anēgagon Luke 2:22, Acts 7:41, Acts 9:39
ἀναγαγεῖν 2x anagagein Acts 12:4, Romans 10:7
ἀναγαγὼν 2x anagagōn Luke 4:5, Hebrews 13:20
ἀνάγεσθαι 2x anagesthai Acts 20:3, Acts 27:21
Ἀναχθέντες 2x Anachthentes Acts 13:13, Acts 16:11
ἀναχθῆναι 2x anachthēnai Acts 21:1, Acts 27:12
ἀνήχθη 2x anēchthē Matthew 4:1, Acts 18:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural 4x Acts 20:13, Acts 21:2, Acts 27:2, Acts 28:11
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 3x Luke 2:22, Acts 7:41, Acts 9:39
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Luke 4:5, Acts 16:34, Hebrews 13:20
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 3x Acts 13:13, Acts 16:11, Acts 27:4
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 4:1, Acts 18:21
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 2x Acts 12:4, Romans 10:7
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive 2x Acts 21:1, Acts 27:12
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 2x Acts 20:3, Acts 27:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical movement upward or outward; nautically, to set sail; theologically, to raise from death.
Strong's G321
Lexical occurrences 23 verses Greek text appearances 24 times 16 shown below Word forms 3 forms 23 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 8:22-25 Source Gloss
to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 24 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:1 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνήχθη anhcqh
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Luke 2:22 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνήγαγον anhgagon
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Luke 4:5 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀναγαγὼν anagagwn
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Luke 8:22 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνήχθησαν. anhcqhsan
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Luke 22:66 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνήγαγον anhgagon
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Acts 7:41 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνήγαγον anhgagon
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Acts 9:39 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνήγαγον anhgagon
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Acts 12:4 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀναγαγεῖν anagagein
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Acts 13:13 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
Ἀναχθέντες anacqentev
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Acts 16:11 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
Ἀναχθέντες anacqentev
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Acts 16:34 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀναγαγών anagagwn
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Acts 18:21 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνήχθη anhcqh
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Acts 20:3 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
ἀνάγεσθαι anagesqai
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Acts 20:13 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνήχθημεν anhcqhmen
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Acts 21:1 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
ἀναχθῆναι anacqhnai
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
Read verse Acts 21:2 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνήχθημεν. anhcqhmen
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 23 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 10×
Aorist Passive Acts 20:13 · Acts 21:2 · Acts 27:2 · Acts 28:11 · Matt 4:1 · Acts 18:21 · Luke 8:22 7×
Aorist Active Luke 2:22 · Acts 7:41 · Acts 9:39 3×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 7×
Aorist Active Luke 4:5 · Acts 16:34 · Heb 13:20 3×
Aorist Passive Acts 13:13 · Acts 16:11 · Acts 27:4 3×
Present Passive Acts 28:10 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 6×
Aorist Active Acts 12:4 · Rom 10:7 2×
Present Passive Acts 20:3 · Acts 27:21 2×
Aorist Passive Acts 21:1 · Acts 27:12 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 20 present 3
Voice
passive 15 active 8
Mood
indicative 10 participle 7 infinitive 6
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:1 ἀνήχθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 2:22 ἀνήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:5 ἀναγαγὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 8:22 ἀνήχθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 7:41 ἀνήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Acts 9:39 ἀνήγαγον aorist active indicative completed Acts 12:4 ἀναγαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 13:13 Ἀναχθέντες aorist passive participle participle Acts 16:11 Ἀναχθέντες aorist passive participle participle Acts 16:34 ἀναγαγών aorist active participle participle Acts 18:21 ἀνήχθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 20:13 ἀνήχθημεν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 20:3 ἀνάγεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Acts 21:1 ἀναχθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Acts 21:2 ἀνήχθημεν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 27:12 ἀναχθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Acts 27:2 ἀνήχθημεν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 27:21 ἀνάγεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Acts 27:4 ἀναχθέντες aorist passive participle participle Acts 28:10 ἀναγομένοις present passive participle participle Acts 28:11 ἀνήχθημεν aorist passive indicative completed Romans 10:7 ἀναγαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 13:20 ἀναγαγὼν aorist active participle participle
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
nautical sense, to set sail or launch a boat onto water
to lead or bring up to a location, specifically into the wilderness
to offer up or present a sacrifice in religious/sacrificial context
to raise or bring up from the dead, resurrection of the dead
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 23 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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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