ἀνατέλλω

anatellō · rise

Greek word · Strong’s number G393 · appears 9 times in the Bible

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What it means

anatellō (ἀνατέλλω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “rise”.

As the sun; spring up.

How to say it

a·na·tel·lō

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 appear in the sky, like the sun or light.
  2. Spring from a people, come from a tribe.

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

How it is translated

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

  • rose ×3
  • dawned ×1
  • had risen ×1
  • has sprung ×1
  • he makes rise ×1
  • rises ×1
  • rising ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Matthew 4:16

    the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light dawned on them.”

  • Matthew 5:45

    so that you may become sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

  • Matthew 13:6

    But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and because they did not have root, they withered.

  • Mark 4:6

    And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and because it did not have root, it withered.

  • Mark 16:2

    And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb when the sun had risen.

  • Luke 12:54

    And he was also saying to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, at once you say, ‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and so it happens.

  • Hebrews 7:14

    For it is evident that our Lord has sprung from Judah, a tribe in reference to which Moses said nothing about priests.

  • James 1:11

    For the sun rose with its scorching heat and withered the grass, and its flower fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished; so also the rich man will fade away in his pursuits.

  • 2 Peter 1:19

    And we have the prophetic word as more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,