What does ἀνακράζω (anakrázō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνακράζω (anakrázō) is a Greek word meaning "to scream up (aloud)".
Greek · G349
ἀνακράζω
To scream up (aloud)
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ἀνακράζω G349
Pronunciation anakrázō
What does ἀνακράζω (anakrázō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνακράζω (anakrázō) is a Greek word meaning "to scream up (aloud)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G349?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include He cried out (2), cried out (1), they all cried out (1), they cried out (1).
Where does ἀνακράζω (anakrázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 1:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Mark (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 He cried out 2× Luke 4:33, Luke 8:28
cried out 1× Mark 1:23
they all cried out 1× Luke 23:18
they cried out 1× Mark 6:49
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 1:23 ἀνέκραξεν to cried out Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 6:49 ἀνέκραξαν to they cried out Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 4:33 ἀνέκραξεν to He cried out Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 8:28 ἀνακράξας to he cried out Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 23:18 Ἀνέκραγον to they all cried out Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 1:23
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 2
Mark 2 Luke 3
Source forms
ἀνέκραξεν 2x anekraxen Mark 1:23, Luke 4:33
ἀνακράξας 1x anakraxas Luke 8:28
Ἀνέκραγον 1x Anekragon Luke 23:18
ἀνέκραξαν 1x anekraxan Mark 6:49
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Mark 6:49, Luke 23:18
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Mark 1:23, Luke 4:33
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 8:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to scream up (aloud)
Source Gloss
to scream up (aloud)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 1:23 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέκραξε, anekraxen
I shout aloud
Read verse Mark 6:49 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέκραξαν· anekraxan
I shout aloud
Read verse Luke 4:33 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέκραξε anekraxen
I shout aloud
Read verse Luke 8:28 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀνακράξας, anakraxav
I shout aloud
Read verse Luke 23:18 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέκραξαν anekraxan
I shout aloud
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5
Voice
active 5
Mood
indicative 4 participle 1
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
ἀνακράζω 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