ἀναβαίνω anabainō

Greek word for “to ascend” · Strong’s G305 · used 82 times in 78 verses

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Meaning

ἀναβαίνω; to go up, ascend;

How it is translated

Glosses given for anabainō in context, with how often each is used:

• went up 25
• going up 6
• having gone up 5
• go up 5
• ascending 5
• goes up 3
• do come up 3
• grew up 2
• having come up 2
• coming up 2
• ascended 2
• having ascended 2

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 21 (4), Mark 4 (3), John 7 (3), Ephesians 4 (3), Matthew 14 (2), Matthew 20 (2), Mark 10 (2), Luke 2 (2), Luke 18 (2), Luke 19 (2)

Forms

• ἀνέβη 22
• ἀνέβησαν 10
• ἀναβὰς 7
• ἀναβαίνων 4
• ἀναβαίνει 4
• ἀναβαίνομεν 3
• ἀναβαίνοντα 3
• ἀναβαίνειν 3
• ἀνέβην 3
• ἀναβαῖνον 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with anabainō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Ἱεροσόλυμα Hierosoluma “Jerusalem” 12
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 11
• καταβαίνω katabainō “to come/go down” 8
• ἑορτή heortē “festival” 6
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 11
• Ἱερουσαλήμ Hierousalēm “Jerusalem” 6
• θηρίον thērion “wild animal” 5
• καπνός kapnos “smoke” 4
• γῆ gē “earth” 7
• ἄλλος allos “another” 6
• δώδεκα dōdeka “twelve” 5
• ὄρος oros “mountain” 5

Key verses

The verses using anabainō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 18:31 — Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man…
• John 1:51 — And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
• John 3:13 — And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
• John 20:17 — Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father;…
• Acts 1:13 — And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and…
• Acts 10:4 — And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
• 1 Corinthians 2:9 — But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
• Ephesians 4:8 — Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
• Revelation 11:7 — And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and…
• Revelation 13:1 — And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his…
• Revelation 14:11 — And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever…
• Revelation 17:8 — The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder,…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.