ἀνατολή

anatolēeastHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine10 occurrences3 books10 verses

Definition

ἀνατολή, -ῆς, ἡ

(ἀνατέλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מִזְרָח קָדִים ;]

1. a rising: of light, Luke 1:78.

2. the sun-rising, the east (MM, VGT, see word): Matthew 2:2, 9, Revelation 21:13; ἀ. ἡλίου, Revelation 7:2; 16:12 (WΗ, p1.); pl., Matthew 2:1; 8:11; 24:27, Luke 13:29.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

10 total
  1. Matthew 2:1ἀνατολῶν · east
    After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
  2. Matthew 2:2ἀνατολῇ · east
    …asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
  3. Matthew 2:9ἀνατολῇ · east
    After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
  4. Matthew 8:11ἀνατολῶν · [the] east
    I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
  5. Matthew 24:27ἀνατολῶν · [the] east
    For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
  6. Luke 1:78ἀνατολὴ · [the] Dawn
    …because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
  7. Luke 13:29ἀνατολῶν · east
    People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.
  8. Revelation 7:2ἀνατολῆς · [the] east
    And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
  9. Revelation 16:12ἀνατολῆς · East
    And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
  10. Revelation 21:13ἀνατολῆς · [the] east
    There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.