Each
ἀνάStrong’s G0303ana
Appears in 13 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ana is the Greek word usually translated “in”, “each” and “through”. It appears in 13 verses of the New Testament.
“But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.”
Meaning
Usually translated “in”, “each” and “through”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- in 5
- each 3
- through 1
- apiece 1
- for 1
- respectively 1
- in the 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Luke 3
- Revelation 3
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Mark 1
- John 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 20:9And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
- Matthew 20:10But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
- Mark 7:31And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
- Luke 9:3And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
- Luke 9:14For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
- Luke 10:1After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
Greek dictionary
ἀνά ana · each
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, Mat.13:1-58 25:1-46, Mrk.7:31, 1Co.6:5 (M, Pr., 99), Rev.7:17 [so in LXX for בְּתוׄך׃]; ἀ. μέρος, in turn, 1Co.14:27 (both found in Polyb.; cf. MGr. ἀνάμεσα). 2. Distrib., apiece, by: Mat.20:9-10, Luk.9:3 (WH om.), Luk.9:14 Luk.10:1, Jhn.2:6, Rev.4:8. 3. Adverbially ("a vulgarism," B1., § 51, 5; cf. Deiss., BS, 139 f.), ἀ. εἷς ἕκαστος, Rev.21:21. As prefix, ἀ. signifies (a) up: ἀναβαίνειν; (b) to: ἀναγγέλλειν; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “each” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EACH, adjective
Every one of any number separately considered or treated.
- “To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment” Genesis 45:22“And the princes of Israel, being twelve men, each one was for the house of his fathers” Numbers 1:44“Simeon and Levi took each man his sword” Genesis 34:25
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.