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ἀναφέρω

anapherōto carry upHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἀνα-φέρω

[in LXX chiefly for עָלָה hi., also for קָטַר hi., etc. ;]

1. to carry or lead up: with accusative of person(s), Matthew 17:1, Mark 9:2; pass., Luke 24:51 (WH, rejects, R, mg. omits); ἀ. τ. ἁμαρτίας ἐπί τ. ξύλον (see Deiss., 135, 88 f.; ICC, in l; MM, VGT, see word): 1 Peter 2:24.

2. In LXX and NT, to bring to the altar, to offer (see Hort on 1Pe, l.with): θυσίας, etc., Hebrews 7:27; 13:15, 1 Peter 2:5; ἐπί τ. θυσιαστήριον, James 2:21 (see Mayor, in l).

3. to bear, sustain (cf. Numbers 14:33, Isaiah 53:12): Hebrews 9:28.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

10 total
  1. Matthew 17:1ἀναφέρει · led them up
    After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
  2. Mark 9:2ἀναφέρει · led them up
    After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.
  3. Luke 24:51ἀνεφέρετο · was carried up
    While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
  4. Hebrews 7:27ἀναφέρειν · to offer; ἀνενέγκας · when He offered up
    Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
  5. Hebrews 9:28ἀνενεγκεῖν · bear
    …so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
  6. Hebrews 13:15ἀναφέρωμεν · let us continually offer
    Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
  7. James 2:21ἀνενέγκας · when he offered
    Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
  8. 1 Peter 2:5ἀνενέγκαι · offering
    …you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
  9. 1 Peter 2:24ἀνήνεγκεν · bore
    He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”