GreekG0303Preposition

ἀνά

ana

13Occurrences
G0303Strong's #
PrepositionPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.)

a primary preposition and adverb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prep. (the rarest in NT; M, Pr., 98; MM, VGT, ), prop., upwards, up, always with accusative
1.In phrases
2.Distrib., apiece, by
3.Adverbially ("a vulgarism," B1., § 51, 5; cf. Deiss., BS, 139 f.), ἀ. εἷς ἕκαστος. As prefix, ἀ. signifies (a) up: *ἀναβαίνειν; *(b) to: *ἀναγγέλλειν; *(with) anew: *ἀναγεννᾶν; *(d) back: ἀνακάμπτειν.
LXX: so in LXX for בְּתוׄך׃

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Preposition

Morphology Code

G:PREP

Full Description

Greek Preposition

Occurrences

ἀνά appears 13 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
3
Matthew
3
Revelation
3
1 Corinthians
2
John
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 14:27BSB

If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.

John 2:6BSB

Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

Luke 9:3BSB

“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.

Matthew 13:25BSB

But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

Matthew 20:10BSB

So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.

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