◄ 395. anatolé ►
Strong's Lexicon anatolé: Rising, East, Dawn, Branch Original Word: ἀνατολή Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: anatolé Pronunciation: an-at-ol-AY Phonetic Spelling: (an-at-ol-ay') Definition: Rising, East, Dawn, Branch Meaning: (a) rising of the sun, hence (b) (sing. and plur.) the quarter whence the sun rises, the East. Word Origin: From the Greek verb ἀνατέλλω (anatellō), meaning "to rise" or "to spring up." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H4217 (מִזְרָח, mizrach): East, sunrise - H6780 (צֶמַח, tsemach): Branch, sprout Usage: The Greek word "anatolé" primarily refers to the act of rising, particularly in the context of celestial bodies like the sun. It is often used metaphorically to denote the east, as the direction of the sunrise, or the dawn, symbolizing new beginnings or hope. In some contexts, it is also used to refer to a "branch" or "shoot," indicating growth or emergence. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient cultures, the east held significant symbolic meaning as the direction of the sunrise, representing light, life, and renewal. The concept of "rising" was often associated with divine intervention or the coming of a new era. In Jewish tradition, the "Branch" is a messianic title, referring to the anticipated Messiah who would rise from the line of David to restore Israel. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from anatelló Definition a rising NASB Translation east (7), east* (1), rising (1), Sunrise (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 395: ἀνατολή ἀνατολή, ἀνατολῆς, ἡ (from ἀνατέλλω, which see), as in Greek writings; 1. a rising (of the sun and stars); light rising ἐξ ὕψους, Luke 1:78. 2. the east (the quarter of the sun's rising): Matthew 2:2, 9; Revelation 21:13 (Griesbach ἀνατολῶν); Herodian, 2, 8, 18 (10); 3, 5, 1; Josephus, contra Apion 1, 14, 3 (6; 1, 26, 6; Mark 16 WH (rejected) 'Shorter Conclusion'); Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 5, 6 [ET]; Ignatius ad Rom. 2, 2 [ET]; Melito quoted in Eusebius, h. e. 4, 26, 14; with ἡλίου added, Revelation 7:2 (R G T Tr WH text); plural, eastern regions, the east (Winer's Grammar, 176 (166)): Matthew 2:1; Matthew 8:11; Matthew 24:27; Luke 13:29 (the Sept., Herodotus, Plato, Polybius, Plutarch, others; Philo in Flacc. § 7); with the addition of ἡλίου, Revelation 16:12 (λης T Tr text WH text; Revelation 7:2 L WH marginal reading). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance dayspring, east, dawn. From anatello; a rising of light, i.e. Dawn (figuratively); by implication, the east (also in plural) -- dayspring, east, rising. see GREEK anatello Forms and Transliterations ανατολαί ανατολαίς ανατολάς ανατολη ανατολή ἀνατολὴ ἀνατολῇ ανατολήν ανατολης ανατολής ἀνατολῆς ανατολων ανατολών ἀνατολῶν anatole anatolē anatolḕ anatolêi anatolē̂i anatoles anatolês anatolēs anatolē̂s anatolon anatolôn anatolōn anatolō̂n Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 2:1 N-GFP GRK: μάγοι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν παρεγένοντο εἰς NAS: magi from the east arrived KJV: wise men from the east to Jerusalem, INT: magi from [the] east arrived at Matthew 2:2 N-DFS GRK: ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ καὶ ἤλθομεν NAS: His star in the east and have come KJV: star in the east, and are come INT: in the east and are come Matthew 2:9 N-DFS GRK: ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ προῆγεν αὐτούς NAS: they had seen in the east, went on before KJV: in the east, went before INT: in the east went before them Matthew 8:11 N-GFP GRK: πολλοὶ ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ δυσμῶν NAS: will come from east and west, KJV: shall come from the east and west, INT: many from east and west Matthew 24:27 N-GFP GRK: ἐξέρχεται ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ φαίνεται NAS: comes from the east and flashes KJV: cometh out of the east, and shineth INT: comes forth from [the] east and shines Mark 16:20 N-GFS GRK: Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς καὶ ἄχρι INT: Jesus after that from east and to Luke 1:78 N-NFS GRK: ἐπισκέψεται ἡμᾶς ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους NAS: With which the Sunrise from on high KJV: whereby the dayspring from INT: has visited us [the] sunrise from on high Luke 13:29 N-GFP GRK: ἥξουσιν ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ δυσμῶν NAS: And they will come from east and west KJV: from the east, and INT: they will come from east and west Revelation 7:2 N-GFS GRK: ἀναβαίνοντα ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς ἡλίου ἔχοντα NAS: ascending from the rising of the sun, KJV: from the east, having INT: having ascended from [the] rising of [the] sun having Revelation 16:12 N-GFS GRK: τῶν ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς ἡλίου NAS: for the kings from the east. KJV: of the east might be prepared. INT: the of the rising of [the] sun Revelation 21:13 N-GFS GRK: ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς πυλῶνες τρεῖς NAS: gates on the east and three KJV: On the east three gates; INT: On [the] east [were] gates three Strong's Greek 395 11 Occurrences ἀνατολῇ — 3 Occ. ἀνατολῆς — 4 Occ. ἀνατολῶν — 4 Occ.