analambanō · take up

What it means

analambanō (ἀναλαμβάνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “take up”.

Lift up; take along.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To be lifted into heaven.
2. To lift something to carry it, or take someone aboard to go with him.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• was taken up ×5
• took ×3
• Get ×1
• has been taken up ×1
• take aboard ×1
• take up ×1
• taking up ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Mark×1
• Acts×8
• Ephesians×2
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×1

• Mark 16:19

  So the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

• Acts 1:2

  until the day on which he was taken up, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen;

• Acts 1:11

  who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in this way, just as you saw him going into heaven.”

• Acts 1:22

  beginning from the immersion of John until the day on which he was taken up from us, that one of these become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

• Acts 7:43

  And you took up the tent of Molech and the star of the god Rephan, the images that you made to worship them. And I will deport you beyond Babylon.’

• Acts 10:16

  This happened three times, and at once the object was taken up into heaven.

• Acts 20:13

  But we went ahead to the ship and set sail for Assos, intending to take aboard Paul there; for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.

• Acts 20:14

  And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

• Acts 23:31

  So the soldiers, according to what had been ordered them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

• Ephesians 6:13

  For this reason take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having accomplished everything, to stand.

• Ephesians 6:16

  in all things taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one;

• 1 Timothy 3:16

  And beyond dispute, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, was declared righteous in the spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in the world, was taken up in glory.

• 2 Timothy 4:11

  Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.