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ἀναβαίνω
anabaínō · Greek · Strong's G305 · 82 occurrences
The KJV renders 33 different Hebrew and Greek words as “come”
What it means
to go up (literally or figuratively)
from G303 (ἀνά) and the base of G939 (βάσις);
How the KJV renders it
arise, ascend, climb go, grow, rise, spring up, come
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“come”
also renders enístēmi (G1764), katérchomai (G2718), paragínomai (G3854), phthánō (G5348), diérchomai (G1330), apérchomai (G565), páreimi (G3918), gínomai (G1096), érchomai (G2064), synérchomai (G4905), chōréō (G5562), akoúō (G191), symplēróō (G4845), katantáō (G2658), parérchomai (G3928), phérō (G5342), prosérchomai (G4334), epiporeúomai (G1975), deûte (G1205), deûro (G1204), epibaínō (G1910), hḗkō (G2240), dârak (H1869), hûwk (H1946), hâlak (H1980), hâphak (H2015), zâkar (H2142), yâlad (H3205), mᵉṭâʼ (H4291), nâthan (H5414), çᵉliq (H5559), qârâh (H7136)
“grow”
“arise”
“spring up”
also renders hállomai (G242), exanatéllō (G1816)
“ascend”
also renders nâçaq (H5266)
Questions this word decides
- Should Christians pray to saints?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
- Did Jesus descend into hell?
Where it appears
82 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 2:9 V-2AAI-3SActs 1:13 V-2AAI-3PActs 2:34 V-2AAI-3SActs 3:1 V-IAI-3PActs 7:23 V-2AAI-3SActs 8:31 V-2AAP-ASMActs 8:39 V-2AAI-3PActs 10:4 V-2AAI-3PActs 10:9 V-2AAI-3SActs 11:2 V-2AAI-3SActs 15:2 V-PANActs 18:22 V-2AAP-NSMActs 20:11 V-2AAP-NSMActs 21:6 V-2AAI-1PActs 21:12 V-PANActs 21:15 V-IAI-1PActs 21:31 V-2AAI-3SActs 24:11 V-2AAI-1SActs 25:1 V-2AAI-3SActs 25:9 V-2AAP-NSMEphesians 4:8 V-2AAP-NSMEphesians 4:9 V-2AAI-3SEphesians 4:10 V-2AAP-NSMGalatians 2:1 V-2AAI-1SGalatians 2:2 V-2AAI-1SJohn 2:13 V-2AAI-3SJohn 3:13 V-RAI-3SJohn 5:1 V-2AAI-3SJohn 6:62 V-PAP-ASMJohn 7:8 V-2AAM-2PJohn 7:10 V-2AAI-3PJohn 7:14 V-2AAI-3SJohn 10:1 V-PAP-NSMJohn 11:55 V-2AAI-3PJohn 12:20 V-PAP-GPMJohn 20:17 V-PAI-1SJohn 21:11 V-2AAI-3SLuke 2:4 V-2AAI-3SLuke 2:42 V-PAP-GPMLuke 5:19 V-2AAP-NPMLuke 9:28 V-2AAI-3SLuke 18:10 V-2AAI-3PLuke 18:31 V-PAI-1PLuke 19:4 V-2AAI-3SLuke 19:28 V-PAP-NSMLuke 24:38 V-PAI-3PMatthew 3:16 V-2AAI-3SMatthew 5:1 V-2AAI-3SMatthew 13:7 V-2AAI-3PMatthew 14:23 V-2AAI-3SMatthew 14:32 V-2AAP-GPMMatthew 15:29 V-2AAP-NSMMatthew 17:27 V-2AAP-ASMMatthew 20:17 V-PAP-NSMMatthew 20:18 V-PAI-1PMark 1:10 V-PAP-NSMMark 3:13 V-PAI-3SMark 4:7 V-2AAI-3PMark 4:8 V-PAP-ASMMark 4:32 V-PAI-3S
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