anagō (to lead) · Rightly

Meaning

Usually translated “brought”, “having sailed” and “having brought”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

they brought 2
having sailed 2
having brought 2
we set sail 2
was led up 1
having led up 1
they launched out 1
offered 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Acts 17
Luke 3
Matthew 1
Romans 1
Hebrews 1

5 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Luke 2:22And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
Luke 4:5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Luke 8:22Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
Acts 7:41And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
Acts 9:39Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
Acts 12:4And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

All 23 verses, by book

Matthew 1: 4:1
Luke 3: 2:22 4:5 8:22
Acts 17: 7:41 9:39 12:4 13:13 16:11 16:34 18:21 20:3 20:13 21:1 21:2 27:2 27:4 27:12 27:21 28:10 28:11
Romans 1: 10:7
Hebrews 1: 13:20

Greek dictionary

ἀνάγω anagō · to lead

ἀν-άγω [in LXX chiefly for עָלָה hi. ;] to lead or bring up: before είς, with accusative loc., Mat.4:1, Luk.2:22 4:5 (WH om. είς, κ.τ.λ.), Act.9:39 16:34; of raising the dead (cl.), ἐκ νεκρῶν, Rom.10:7, Heb.13:20; to produce and set before, τ. λαῷ, Act.12:4 (MM, VGT, see word); in sacrificial sense (MM, 1 with), to offer, θυσίαν, Act.7:41. Mid., in nautical sense (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.), to put to sea: Luk.8:22, Act.13:13 16:11 18:21 20:3, 13 21:1-2 27:2, 4 27:12, 21 28:10-11 (cf.ἐπ-ανάγω).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “lead” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

LEAD, noun

led.

A metal of a dull white color, with a cast of blue.
A plummet or mass of lead used in sounding at sea.
Leads, a flat roof covered with lead

All definitions and other forms of “lead”

LEAD, verb transitive

led. To cover with lead; to fit with lead

LEAD, verb transitive

preterit tense and participle passive led.

To guide by the hand; as, to lead a child.
To guide or conduct by showing the way; to direct; as, the Israelites were led by a pillar of a cloud by day, and by a pillar of fire by night.
To conduct to any place.“He leadeth me beside the still waters” Psalms 23:2
To conduct, as a chief or commander, implying authority; to direct and govern; as, a general leads his troops to battle and to victory.
To precede; to introduce by going first.
To guide; to show the method of attaining an object.
To draw; to entice; to allure.
To induce; to prevail on; to influence.
To pass; to spend, that is, to draw out; as, to lead a life of gayety, or a solitary life.“That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty” 1 Timothy 2:2

LEAD, verb intransitive

To go before and show the way.“I will lead on softly” Genesis 33:14
To conduct, as a chief or commander.
To draw; to have a tendency to.
To exercise dominion.

LEAD, noun

Precedence; a going before; guidance. Let the general take the lead [A colloquial word in reputable use.]

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.