To ascend
ἀναβαίνωStrong’s G0305anabainō
Appears in 78 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anabainō is the Greek word usually translated “went up”, “having gone up” and “going up”. It appears in 78 verses of the New Testament.
“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:”
Meaning
Usually translated “went up”, “having gone up” and “going up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- went up 13
- he went up 6
- having gone up 5
- going up 4
- we go up 3
- do come up 3
- i went up 3
- grew up 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 19
- John 13
- Revelation 12
- Matthew 9
- Mark 9
- Luke 9
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
- Matthew 13:7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
- Matthew 14:23And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
- Matthew 14:32And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
- Matthew 15:29And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
- Matthew 17:27Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
All 78 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ἀναβαίνω anabainō · to ascend
ἀναβαίνω [in LXX chiefly for עָלָה ;] to go up, ascend, (a) of persons: ἐπί συκομωρέαν, Luk.19:4; εἰς τ. πλοῖον, Mrk.6:51; εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, Mat.20:17; εἰς τ. ἱερόν, with inf. (M, Pr., 205), Luk.18:10; with mention of place of departure, Mat.3:16 (ἀπό), Act.8:39 (ἐκ); (b) of things, to rise, spring up, come up: a fish, Mat.17:27; smoke, Rev.8:4; plants growing, Mat.13:7; metaphorically, of things coming up in one's mind (as Heb. לֵב אֵל עָלָה; 4Ki.12:4, al.), Luk.24:38, 1Co.2:9; of prayers, Act.10:4; messages, Act.21:31 (for late exx., see MM, VGT, see word) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ascend” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ASCEND', verb transitive
To go or move upwards upon, as to ascend a hill or ladder; or to climb, as to ascend a tree.
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.