What does ἀναλαμβάνω (analambánō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναλαμβάνω (analambánō): To take up or assume responsibility for something, often with sense of receiving or adopting.
Greek · G353
ἀναλαμβάνω
To take up
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ἀναλαμβάνω G353
Pronunciation analambánō
What does ἀναλαμβάνω (analambánō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναλαμβάνω (analambánō): To take up or assume responsibility for something, often with sense of receiving or adopting.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G353?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include take up (2), [and] brought (1), [Jesus] was taken up (1), Get (1), has been taken (1).
Where does ἀναλαμβάνω (analambánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 16:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (8), Ephesians (2), 1 Timothy (1), 2 Timothy (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 take up 2× Ephesians 6:13, Ephesians 6:16
[and] brought 1× Acts 23:31
[Jesus] was taken up 1× Acts 1:22
Get 1× 2 Timothy 4:11
has been taken 1× Acts 1:11
He was taken up 1× Mark 16:19
He was taken up [to heaven] 1× Acts 1:2
take 1× Acts 20:13
was taken back up 1× Acts 10:16
was taken up 1× 1 Timothy 3:16
we took him aboard 1× Acts 20:14
You have taken along 1× Acts 7:43
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 16:19 ἀνελήμφθη to He was taken up Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 1:2 ἀνελήμφθη to He was taken up [to heaven] Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 1:11 ἀναλημφθεὶς to has been taken Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 1:22 ἀνελήμφθη to [Jesus] was taken up Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 7:43 ἀνελάβετε to You have taken along Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Acts 10:16 ἀνελήμφθη to was taken back up Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 20:13 ἀναλαμβάνειν to take Verb - Present Infinitive Active Acts 20:14 ἀναλαβόντες to we took him aboard Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 23:31 ἀναλαβόντες to [and] brought Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Ephesians 6:13 ἀναλάβετε to take up Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 16:19
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 5
Mark 1 Acts 8 Ephesians 2 1 Timothy 1 2 Timothy 1
Source forms
ἀνελήμφθη 5x anelēmphthē Mark 16:19, Acts 1:2, Acts 1:22, Acts 10:16
ἀναλαβόντες 3x analabontes Acts 20:14, Acts 23:31, Ephesians 6:16
ἀναλάβετε 1x analabete Ephesians 6:13
ἀναλαβὼν 1x analabōn 2 Timothy 4:11
ἀναλαμβάνειν 1x analambanein Acts 20:13
ἀναλημφθεὶς 1x analēmphtheis Acts 1:11
ἀνελάβετε 1x anelabete Acts 7:43
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 5x Mark 16:19, Acts 1:2, Acts 1:22, Acts 10:16
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 3x Acts 20:14, Acts 23:31, Ephesians 6:16
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Ephesians 6:13
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Acts 7:43
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 2 Timothy 4:11
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 1:11
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Acts 20:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To take up or assume responsibility for something, often with sense of receiving or adopting.
Strong's G353
Lexical occurrences 13 verses Greek text appearances 13 times Word forms 4 forms 13 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Mark 16:19 Source Gloss
to take up
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To take up or assume responsibility for something, often with sense of receiving or adopting.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 16:19 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνελήφθη anelhfqh
I take up, raise
Read verse Acts 1:2 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνελήφθη· anelhfqh
I take up, raise
Read verse Acts 1:11 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀναληφθεὶς analhfqeiv
I take up, raise
Read verse Acts 1:22 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνελήφθη anelhfqh
I take up, raise
Read verse Acts 7:43 Verb Second Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνελάβετε anelabete
I take up, raise
Read verse Acts 10:16 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνελήφθη anelhfqh
I take up, raise
Read verse Acts 20:13 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀναλαμβάνειν analambanein
I take up, raise
Read verse Acts 20:14 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀναλαβόντες analabontev
I take up, raise
Read verse Acts 23:31 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀναλαβόντες analabontev
I take up, raise
Read verse Ephesians 6:13 Verb Second Person Plural Second Aorist Active Imperative
ἀναλάβετε analabete
I take up, raise
Read verse Ephesians 6:16 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀναλαβόντες analabontev
I take up, raise
Read verse 1 Timothy 3:16 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀνελήφθη anelhfqh
I take up, raise
Read verse 2 Timothy 4:11 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀναλαβὼν analabwn
I take up, raise
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 4 Aligned forms 13 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 6×
Aorist Passive Mark 16:19 · Acts 1:2 · Acts 1:22 · Acts 10:16 · 1 Tim 3:16 5×
Aorist Active Acts 7:43 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Aorist Active Acts 20:14 · Acts 23:31 · Eph 6:16 · 2 Tim 4:11 4×
Aorist Passive Acts 1:11 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Acts 20:13 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Eph 6:13 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 12 present 1
Voice
active 7 passive 6
Mood
indicative 6 participle 5 infinitive 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 16:19 ἀνελήμφθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 1:11 ἀναλημφθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Acts 1:2 ἀνελήμφθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 1:22 ἀνελήμφθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 7:43 ἀνελάβετε aorist active indicative completed Acts 10:16 ἀνελήμφθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 20:13 ἀναλαμβάνειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 20:14 ἀναλαβόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 23:31 ἀναλαβόντες aorist active participle participle Ephesians 6:13 ἀναλάβετε aorist active imperative imperative Ephesians 6:16 ἀναλαβόντες aorist active participle participle 1 Timothy 3:16 ἀνελήμφθη aorist passive indicative completed 2 Timothy 4:11 ἀναλαβὼν 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
physical elevation or assumption into heaven after resurrection
ascension of Jesus, raising up to heaven after giving instructions
metaphorical taking on or adopting armor of God for spiritual warfare
metaphorical adoption of shield of faith in spiritual protection
literal physical action of picking up or receiving someone aboard
Showing 5 selected witnesses from 13 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀναλαμβάνω 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