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ἀνά

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Definition

ἀνά

prep. (the rarest in NT; M, Pr., 98; MM, VGT, see word), prop.,

upwards, up, always with accusative

1. In phrases: ἀ. μέσον, among, between, with genitive, Matthew 13:1-58; 25:1-46, Mark 7:31, 1 Corinthians 6:5 (M, Pr., 99), Revelation 7:17 [so in LXX for בְּתוׄך׃]; ἀ. μέρος, in turn, 1 Corinthians 14:27 (both found in Polyb.; cf. MGr. ἀνάμεσα).

2. Distrib., apiece, by: Matthew 20:9-10, Luke 9:3 (WH om.), Luke 9:14, Luke 10:1, John 2:6, Revelation 4:8.

3. Adverbially ("a vulgarism," B1., § 51, 5; cf. Deiss., BS, 139 f.), ἀ. εἷς ἕκαστος, Revelation 21:21.

As prefix, ἀ. signifies

(a) up: ἀναβαίνειν;

(b) to: ἀναγγέλλειν;

(with) anew: ἀναγεννᾶν;

(d) back: ἀνακάμπτειν.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀνά:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

13 total
  1. Matthew 13:25ἀνὰ · among
    But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
  2. Matthew 20:9ἀνὰ · each
    The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
  3. Matthew 20:10ἀνὰ · each
    So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
  4. Mark 7:31ἀνὰ · [and] into
    Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
  5. Luke 9:3ἀνὰ
    “Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
  6. Luke 9:14ἀνὰ · in
    (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
  7. Luke 10:1ἀνὰ
    After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
  8. John 2:6ἀνὰ · from
    Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
  9. 1 Corinthians 6:5ἀνὰ
    I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
  10. 1 Corinthians 14:27ἀνὰ · in
    If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
  11. Revelation 4:8ἀνὰ
    And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
  12. Revelation 7:17ἀνὰ · in
    For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
  13. Revelation 21:21ἀνὰ
    And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.