Ana ἀνά
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| ἀνά | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ana |
| Strong's number | G303 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | preposition |
| Gloss | each |
| Occurrences | 13 in 13 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (3) |
Ana (Greek ἀνά, Strong's G303) is a Greek preposition meaning “each”. It occurs 13 times in 13 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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;
(with) anew: ἀναγεννᾶν;
(d) back: ἀνακάμπτειν.†
(AS)
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;
(with) anew: ἀναγεννᾶν;
(d) back: ἀνακάμπτειν.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | every man (2), apiece (2), through (1), each (1), several (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | each (2), among (1), into (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ana, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 13:25But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
- Matthew 20:9And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
- Matthew 20:10But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
Mark
- 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.Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
Luke
- 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.“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
- Luke 9:14For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
- 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.After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
John
- John 2:6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 6:5I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
- 1 Corinthians 14:27If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
Revelation
- Revelation 4:8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
- Revelation 7:17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- Revelation 21:21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).