What does ἀνακάμπτω (anakámptō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνακάμπτω (anakámptō) is a Greek word meaning "to turn back".
Greek · G344
ἀνακάμπτω
To turn back
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ἀνακάμπτω G344
Pronunciation anakámptō
What does ἀνακάμπτω (anakámptō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνακάμπτω (anakámptō) is a Greek word meaning "to turn back".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G344?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to return (2), I will come back (1), it will return (1).
Where does ἀνακάμπτω (anakámptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Hebrews (1), Luke (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 return 2× Matthew 2:12, Hebrews 11:15
I will come back 1× Acts 18:21
it will return 1× Luke 10:6
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 2:12 ἀνακάμψαι to to return Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Luke 10:6 ἀνακάμψει to it will return Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 18:21 ἀνακάμψω to I will come back Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Hebrews 11:15 ἀνακάμψαι to to return Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:12
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀνακάμψαι 2x anakampsai Matthew 2:12, Hebrews 11:15
ἀνακάμψει 1x anakampsei Luke 10:6
ἀνακάμψω 1x anakampsō Acts 18:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 2x Matthew 2:12, Hebrews 11:15
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 18:21
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 10:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to turn back
Strong's G344
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to turn back
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:12 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀνακάμψαι anakamyai
I return
Read verse Luke 10:6 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀνακάμψει. anakamyei
I return
Read verse Acts 18:21 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀνακάμψω anakamyw
I return
Read verse Hebrews 11:15 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀνακάμψαι. anakamyai
I return
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 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active Matt 2:12 · Heb 11:15 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Active Luke 10:6 · Acts 18:21 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 2 aorist 2
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 2 infinitive 2
NT 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)
Word Origins
ἀνακάμπτω is built from these roots:
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