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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ἀναλύω G360
Pronunciation analýō
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 It to depart 1× Philippians 1:23
to return 1× Luke 12:36
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 12:36
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Philippians 1
Source forms
ἀναλῦσαι 1x analysai Philippians 1:23
ἀναλύσῃ 1x analysē Luke 12:36
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Philippians 1:23
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 12:36
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Depart by loosening bonds; Paul uses it for death as release from life's constraints.
Strong's G360
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 12:35-48 Source Gloss
to depart
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 12:36 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀναλύσει analusei
I depart, return
Read verse Philippians 1:23 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀναλῦσαι analusai
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Luke 12:36 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Phil 1:23 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
subjunctive 1 infinitive 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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
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:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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