What does ἀνατέλλω (anatéllō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνατέλλω (anatéllō) is a Greek word meaning "to (cause to) arise".
Greek · G393
ἀνατέλλω
To (cause to) arise
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ἀνατέλλω G393
Pronunciation anatéllō
What does ἀνατέλλω (anatéllō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνατέλλω (anatéllō) is a Greek word meaning "to (cause to) arise".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G393?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rises (2), rose (2), . . . (1), descended (1), has dawned (1).
Where does ἀνατέλλω (anatéllō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Mark (2), 2 Peter (1), Hebrews (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 rises 2× James 1:11, 2 Peter 1:19
rose 2× Matthew 13:6, Mark 4:6
. . . 1× Mark 16:2
descended 1× Hebrews 7:14
has dawned 1× Matthew 4:16
He causes 1× Matthew 5:45
rising 1× Luke 12:54
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:16 ἀνέτειλεν to has dawned Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 5:45 ἀνατέλλει to He causes Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 13:6 ἀνατείλαντος to rose Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 4:6 ἀνέτειλεν to rose Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 16:2 ἀνατείλαντος to . . . Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 12:54 ἀνατέλλουσαν to rising Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular Hebrews 7:14 ἀνατέταλκεν to descended Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular James 1:11 ἀνέτειλεν to rises Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2 Peter 1:19 ἀνατείλῃ to rises Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:16
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
Matthew 3 Mark 2 Luke 1 Hebrews 1 James 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
ἀνέτειλεν 3x aneteilen Matthew 4:16, Mark 4:6, James 1:11
ἀνατείλαντος 2x anateilantos Matthew 13:6, Mark 16:2
ἀνατείλῃ 1x anateilē 2 Peter 1:19
ἀνατέλλει 1x anatellei Matthew 5:45
ἀνατέλλουσαν 1x anatellousan Luke 12:54
ἀνατέταλκεν 1x anatetalken Hebrews 7:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 3x Matthew 4:16, Mark 4:6, James 1:11
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 13:6, Mark 16:2
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Peter 1:19
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 7:14
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 5:45
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 12:54
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to (cause to) arise
Strong's G393
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 3 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to (cause to) arise
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:16 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέτειλεν aneteilen
I make to rise, I rise, shine
Read verse Matthew 5:45 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἀνατέλλει anatellei
I make to rise, I rise, shine
Read verse Matthew 13:6 Verb Aorist Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀνατείλαντος anateilantov
I make to rise, I rise, shine
Read verse Mark 4:6 Verb Aorist Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀνατείλαντος anateilantov
I make to rise, I rise, shine
Read verse Mark 16:2 Verb Aorist Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀνατείλαντος anateilantov
I make to rise, I rise, shine
Read verse Luke 12:54 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀνατέλλουσαν anatellousan
I make to rise, I rise, shine
Read verse Hebrews 7:14 Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Active Indicative
ἀνατέταλκεν anatetalken
I make to rise, I rise, shine
Read verse James 1:11 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνέτειλε aneteilen
I make to rise, I rise, shine
Read verse 2 Peter 1:19 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἀνατείλῃ anateilh
I make to rise, I rise, shine
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 3 Aligned forms 9 Tenses Aorist, Present, Perfect Voices 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 5×
Aorist Active Matt 4:16 · Mark 4:6 · Jas 1:11 3×
Present Active Matt 5:45 1×
Perfect Active Heb 7:14 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Aorist Active Matt 13:6 · Mark 16:2 2×
Present Active Luke 12:54 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active 2 Pet 1:19 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 6 present 2 perfect 1
Voice
active 9
Mood
indicative 5 participle 3 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:16 ἀνέτειλεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:45 ἀνατέλλει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:6 ἀνατείλαντος aorist active participle participle Mark 4:6 ἀνέτειλεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 16:2 ἀνατείλαντος aorist active participle participle Luke 12:54 ἀνατέλλουσαν present active participle participle Hebrews 7:14 ἀνατέταλκεν perfect active indicative resultant James 1:11 ἀνέτειλεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Peter 1:19 ἀνατείλῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive
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
ἀνατέλλω is built from these roots:
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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