Anabainō ἀναβαίνω

Anabainō (Greek ἀναβαίνω, Strong's G305) is a Greek verb meaning “to ascend”. It occurs 82 times in 78 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Ascension of Jesus

Verses

Every verse with Anabainō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 3:16
  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:As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
• Matthew 5:1
  And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
• Matthew 13:7
  And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
• Matthew 14:23
  And 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.After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
• Matthew 14:32
  And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down.
• Matthew 15:29
  And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
• Matthew 17:27
  Notwithstanding, 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.“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
• Matthew 20:17
  And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,
• Matthew 20:18
  Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death

Mark

• Mark 1:10
  And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.
• Mark 3:13
  And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
• Mark 4:7
  And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.
• Mark 4:8
  And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
• Mark 4:32
  But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
• Mark 6:51
  And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
• Mark 10:32
  And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
• Mark 10:33
  Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles,
• Mark 15:8
  And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.

Luke

• Luke 2:4
  And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
• Luke 2:42
  And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.
• Luke 5:19
  And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
• Luke 9:28
  And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
• Luke 18:10
  Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
• Luke 18:31
  Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
• Luke 19:4
  And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
• Luke 19:28
  And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
• Luke 24:38
  And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?“Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

John

• John 1:51
  And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
• John 2:13
  And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• John 3:13
  And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
• John 5:1
  After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• John 6:62
  What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
• John 7:8
  Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”
• John 7:10
  But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
• John 7:14
  Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
• John 10:1
  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
• John 11:55
  And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
• John 12:20
  And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
• John 20:17
  Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
• John 21:11
  Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.

Acts

• Acts 1:13
  And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
• Acts 2:34
  For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
• Acts 3:1
  Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
• Acts 7:23
  And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
• Acts 8:31
  And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
• Acts 8:39
  And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
• Acts 10:4
  And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
• Acts 10:9
  On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
• Acts 11:2
  And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him
• Acts 15:2
  When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
• Acts 18:22
  And when he had landed at Cesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
• Acts 20:11
  When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.
• Acts 21:6
  And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
• Acts 21:12
  And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
• Acts 21:15
  And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.
• Acts 21:31
  And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
• Acts 24:11
  Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
• Acts 25:1
  Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Cesarea to Jerusalem.Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
• Acts 25:9
  But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”

Romans

• Romans 10:6
  But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 2:9
  But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

Galatians

• Galatians 2:1
  Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
• Galatians 2:2
  And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 4:8
  Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
• Ephesians 4:9
  (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
• Ephesians 4:10
  He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

Revelation

• Revelation 4:1
  After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
• Revelation 7:2
  And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
• Revelation 8:4
  And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
• Revelation 9:2
  And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
• Revelation 11:7
  And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.
• Revelation 11:12
  And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.
• Revelation 13:1
  And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
• Revelation 13:11
  And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
• Revelation 14:11
  And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
• Revelation 17:8
  The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.
• Revelation 19:3
  And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”
• Revelation 20:9
  And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).