ἀνά
anaPrepositionG0303
each
From: a primary preposition and adverb;
Short Definition
properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.)
Full Lexicon Entry
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 Usage: so in LXX for בְּתוׄך׃
Grammar
Part of Speech Preposition
Morphology G:PREP
DescriptionGreek Preposition
Occurrences
13 timesAppears 13 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Luke
3
Matthew
3
Revelation
3
1 Corinthians
2
John
1
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 14:27
- John 2:6
- Luke 9:3
- Matthew 13:25
- Matthew 20:10
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