What does ἀναλύω (analýō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναλύω (analýō): Depart by loosening bonds; Paul uses it for death as release from life's constraints.
Greek · G360
ἀναλύω
To depart
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ἀναλύωG360
Pronunciationanalýō
What does ἀναλύω (analýō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναλύω (analýō): Depart by loosening bonds; Paul uses it for death as release from life's constraints.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G360?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to depart (1), to return (1).
Where does ἀναλύω (analýō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 12:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Philippians (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 Itto depart1×Philippians 1:23
to return1×Luke 12:36
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 12:36
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Luke1Philippians1
Source forms
ἀναλῦσαι1xanalysaiPhilippians 1:23
ἀναλύσῃ1xanalysēLuke 12:36
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xPhilippians 1:23
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 12:36
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Depart by loosening bonds; Paul uses it for death as release from life's constraints.
Strong'sG360
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 12:35-48Source Gloss
to depart
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 12:36Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀναλύσειanalusei
I depart, return
Read versePhilippians 1:23Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀναλῦσαιanalusai
I depart, 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 groups2Aligned forms2TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 12:361×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActivePhil 1:231×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
subjunctive1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
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Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
master's return from a journey, arrival after departure
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀναλύω is built from these roots:
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