What does ἀνάλυσις (análysis) mean in the Bible?
ἀνάλυσις (análysis): Departure understood as a "loosing" or breaking free, especially from life's moorings toward death.
Greek · G359
ἀνάλυσις
Departure
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ἀνάλυσιςG359
Pronunciationanálysis
What does ἀνάλυσις (análysis) mean in the Bible?
ἀνάλυσις (análysis): Departure understood as a "loosing" or breaking free, especially from life's moorings toward death.
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How does the BSB render G359?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include departure (1).
Where does ἀνάλυσις (análysis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Timothy 4:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Timothy (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itdeparture1×2 Timothy 4:6
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First aligned row2 Timothy 4:6
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
2 Timothy1
Source forms
ἀναλύσεώς1xanalyseōs2 Timothy 4:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1x2 Timothy 4:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Departure understood as a "loosing" or breaking free, especially from life's moorings toward death.
Strong'sG359
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study link2 Timothy 4:6-8Source Gloss
departure
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Departure understood as a "loosing" or breaking free, especially from life's moorings toward death.
(ἀναλύω), a loosing, e.g. of a vessel from its moorings, hence, departure: from life, 2Ti.4:6.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
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2 Timothy 4:6Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ἀναλύσεωςanalusewv
departing, departure from this life
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternGenitive (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine2 Tim 4:61×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
departure, release, or loosening
Word Origins
ἀνάλυσις is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The term reflects Paul's view of death as a transition rather than defeat.2 Timothy 4:6-8