ana · each, among

What it means

ana (ἀνά) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “each, among”.

In the midst of; with numbers, "each".

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. Within a group or a place, surrounded by others.
2. Sharing out equally: so much for each, or in groups of two.

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

How it is translated

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

• each ×5
• apiece ×2
• among ×1
• between ×1
• in ×1
• midst ×1
• turn ×1
• two ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×1
• Luke×3
• John×1
• 1 Corinthians×2
• Revelation×3

• Matthew 13:25

  But while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went away.

• Matthew 20:9

  And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, they received a denarius each.

• Matthew 20:10

  And when the first came, they thought that they would receive more; and they also received the denarius each.

• Mark 7:31

  And again going out from the region of Tyre, he came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of the Decapolis.

• Luke 9:3

  And he said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staff nor bag nor bread nor money, nor have two tunics apiece.

• Luke 9:14

  For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Make them recline in groups of about fifty each.”

• Luke 10:1

  Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy-two others also, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place where he himself was about to come.

• John 2:6

  Now there were six stone water jars standing there for the purification of the Jews, each holding two or three measures.

• 1 Corinthians 6:5

  I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not among you anyone wise who will be able to decide between his brothers,

• 1 Corinthians 14:27

  If anyone speaks in a tongue, let it be by two or at the most three, and in turn, and let one interpret.

• Revelation 4:8

  And the four living creatures, each of them having six wings apiece, are full of eyes all around and within; and they have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God the Almighty, who was and who is and who is coming.”

• Revelation 7:17

  for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and will guide them to springs of waters of life; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

• Revelation 21:21

  And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was made from a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.