East
ἀνατολήStrong’s G0395anatolē
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anatolē is the Greek word usually translated “east”, “rising” and “sunrise”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,”
Meaning
Usually translated “east”, “rising” and “sunrise”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- east 7
- rising 2
- sunrise 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- Revelation 3
- Luke 2
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 2:2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
- Matthew 2:9When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
- Matthew 8:11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 24:27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
- Luke 1:78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
- Luke 13:29And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
Greek dictionary
ἀνατολή anatolē · east
ἀνατολή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἀνατέλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מִזְרָח קָדִים ;] 1. a rising: of light, Luk.1:78. 2. the sun-rising, the east (MM, VGT, see word): Mat.2:2, 9, Rev.21:13; ἀ. ἡλίου, Rev.7:2 16:12 (WΗ, p1.); pl., Mat.2:1 8:11 24:27, Luk.13:29.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “east” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EAST, noun
[Latin oriens, this word may belong to the root of hoise, hoist.]
- The point in the heavens, where the sun is seen to rise at the equinox, or when it is in the equinoctial, or the corresponding point on the earth; one of the four cardinal points.
- The eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries which lie east of Europe, or other country.
All definitions and other forms of “east”
EAST, adjective
Towards the rising sun; or towards the point where the sun rises, when in the equinoctial; as the east gate; the east border; the east side. The east wind is a wind that blows from the east
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.