Lexical Definition
ἀνατολή anatolḗ (an-at-ol-ay') east G:N-F
from ἀνατέλλω
dayspring, east, rising.
- a rising of light, i.e. dawn (figuratively)
- by implication, the east (also in plural)
Abbott-Smith
ἀνατολή, -ῆς, ἡ (< ἀνατέλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מִזְרָח, קָדִים;]
1. a rising: of light, Lk 1:78.
2. the sun-rising, the east (MM, VGT, s.v.): Mt 2:2, 9, Re 21:13; ἀ. ἡλίου, Re 7:2 16:12 (WΗ, pl.); pl., Mt 2:1 8:11 24:27, Lk 13:29.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 2:1 · 2:2 · 2:9 · 8:11 · 24:27 |
| Luke | 1:78 · 13:29 |
| Revelation | 7:2 · 16:12 · 21:13 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀνατολή,
poetry ἀντ-, (ἀνατέλλω) rising above the horizon, of any heavenly body, e.g. the sun, frequently in plural, ἀντολαὶ ἠελίοιο[Refs 8th c.BC+]; distinct from ἐπιτολή (which see), [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__2 ={ἐπιτολή}, [ἀνατολήν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 361b23; ἀπὸ Πλειάδος ἀ. [prev. author] “HA” 599b11. ">Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 the quarter of sunrise, east, opposed to δύσις, frequently in plural, ἀπὸ ἡλίου ἀνατολέων[NT+5th c.BC+]
__3.b the ascendant, i.e. the point where the eastern horizon cuts the zodiac, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3.c phase of new moon when [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__4 in plural, sources of a river, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II growing, of the teeth, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the white at the root of the nails, [LXX+1st c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Num.23.7 ☩ Matt.2.1 ☩ LXX.Jer.23.5