Lexical Definition
ἀνάγω anágō (an-ag'-o) to lead G:V
from ἀνά and ἄγω
bring (again, forth, up again), depart, launch (forth), lead (up), loose, offer, sail, set forth, take up.
- to lead up
- by extension to bring out
- specially, to sail away
Abbott-Smith
ἀν-άγω [in LXX chiefly for עָלָה hi.;]
to lead or bring up: seq. είς, c. acc. loc., Mt 4:1, Lk 2:22 4:5 (WH om. είς, κ.τ.λ.), Ac 9:39 16:34; of raising the dead (cl.), ἐκ νεκρῶν, Ro 10:7, He 13:20; to produce and set before, τ. λαῷ, Ac 12:4 (MM, VGT, s.v.); in sacrificial sense (MM, VGT, s.v.), to offer, θυσίαν, Ac 7:41. Mid., in nautical sense (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.), to put to sea: Lk 8:22, Ac 13:13 16:11 18:21 20:3, 13 21:1, 2 27:2, 4 27:12, 21 28:10, 11 (cf. ἐπ-ανάγω).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 4:1 |
| Luke | 2:22 · 4:5 · 8:22 |
| Acts | 7:41 · 9:39 · 12:4 · 13:13 · 16:11 · 16:34 · 18:21 · 20:3 · 20:13 · 21:1 · 21:2 · 27:2 · 27:4 · 27:12 · 27:21 · 28:10 |
| Romans | 10:7 |
| Hebrews | 13:20 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀνάγω,
future ἀνάξω[Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist 2 ἀνήγαγον, etc.: (see. ἄγω):—opposed to κατάγω,
__I lead up from a lower place to a higher, ἐς Ολυμπον[Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἱερὸν ἀ. ξόανον, of the Trojan horse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ πέπλος ἀνάγεται εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν [Refs]
__I.2 lead up to the high sea, carry by sea, λαὸν ἀνήγαγεν ἐνθάδ᾽ ἀείρας[Refs 8th c.BC+] conduct, carry to a place, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀ. ναῦν put a ship to sea, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀνάγειν absolutely in the same sense, [Refs 4th c.BC+] —but this is more common in middle, see infr. B.I.
__I.3 take up from the coast into the interior, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially from Asia Minor into Central Asia, ἀ. παρὰ or ὡς βασιλέα[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.4 bring up, especially from the dead, ἀ. εἰς φάος[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τῶν φθιμένων ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλίνει κἀνάγει πάλιν lays low and brings up again, [Refs 5th c.BC+]waken up, revive, renew, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.5 ἀ. χορόν conduct the choir, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀ. θυσίαν, ὁρτήν celebrate.., [NT+5th c.BC+]; sacrifice, ταύρους[Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__I.6 lift up, raise, κάρα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὰς ὀφρῦς, ={ἀνασπᾶν}, [ἀνάγωσιν ἑαυτούς [prev. author] 2.541b. ">Refs 1st c.AD+]
__I.7 ἀ. παιᾶνα lift up a paean, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄναγε πολύδακρυν ἁδονάν, of a song of lamentation, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.8 ἀ. εἰς τιμήν raise to honour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; elevate, οἱ εἰς φιλοσοφίαν ἀνάγοντες [ἀστρονομίαν] [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.9 in various senses, φάρμακα ἀνάγοντα expectorants, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ὀδόντας cut teeth, [Refs]; ἀ. πλῆθος αἵματος bring up blood, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἀ. μηρυκισμόν chew the cud, [LXX]; τὸν Νεῖλον ἀναγέτω bring the Nile up [over its banks], [Refs 2nd c.AD+]deploy, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: Geometry texts, draw a line, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. τεταγμένως erect as an ordinate, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; in building, carry a line of works to a point, [Refs 1st c.AD+]distil, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__I.10 μύρια τάλαντ᾽ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν ἀνήγαγον, i.e. paid them into the treasury there, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__I.11 bring up a prisoner for examination, [NT+5th c.BC+]
__I.12 train, rear, θετὸν υἱόν[Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, εἰς μέτρα ἥβης ἀνηγόμην[Refs]; of plants, ἀ. ἀμπελῶνας[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II bring back, ἀνήγαγον αὖθις Ἄργος ἐς ἱππόβοτον[Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 τὸν λόγον ἐπ᾽ ἀρχὴν ἀ. carry back, refer to its principles, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; generally, refer, πάντα τοῖς λογισμοῖς εἰς ἀσφάλειαν[Refs 1st c.AD+]; frequently in passive, ἀνάγομαι εἴς τι[Refs 5th c.AD+]to be derived from, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἀ. ἀπό, ἐξ.. derive one's subsistence from.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 ἀ. τι εἰς τὸν δῆμον, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of persons, ἀ. τινὰ ἐπὶ τὴν συγγραφήν refer him to the contract, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.4 reduce syllogism to another figure, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; reduce an argument to syllogism, [Refs]
__II.5 in Law, return a slave sold with an undisclosed defect, εἰς πρατῆρα[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.6 refer a claimant, πράτορι ἢ εἰς πόλιν ἔνδικον[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.7 rebuild, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.8 restore to its original shape, [Refs 1st c.BC+]Ep. Dedic.; τάφρον[Refs]
__II.9 reckon, calculate, ἀ. τὰς ἡμέρας πρὸς τὸ μαντεῖον[Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.10 intransitive (i.e. ἑαυτόν), withdraw, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ πόδα ἀ. retreat facing enemy,[Refs 5th c.BC+] perhaps nautical, put back again, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B middle and passive, put out to sea, set sail (see.[Refs 8th c.BC+]: future ἀνάξεσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.2 metaphorically, put to sea, i. e. make ready, prepare oneself, ὡς ἐρωτήσων[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.3 in thought, ascend to higher unity, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.7.41 ☩ LXX.Lev.11.3 ☩ Acts.12.4