adverb

ana

Greekἀνά (ana)

Strong’sG303

and, apiece, by, each, every, in, through

stem an-13 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books

Translated as

each6×apiece2×in2×between1×by1×into1×

What it means

ἀνά

prep. (the rarest in NT; M, Pr., 98; MM, VGT, s.v.), prop.,

upwards, up, always c. acc.

1. In phrases: ἀ. μέσον, among, between, c. gen., Mt 13:25, Mk 7:31, I Co 6:5 (M, Pr., 99), Re 7:17 [so in LXX for בְּתוֹךְ]; ἀ. μέρος, in turn, I Co 14:27 (both found in Polyb.; cf. MGr. ἀνάμεσα).

2. Distrib., apiece, by: Mt 20:9-10, Lk 9:3 (WH om.), Lk 9:14 Lk 10:1, Jo 2:6, Re 4:8.

3. Adverbially ("a vulgarism," Bl., § 51, 5; cf. Deiss., BS, 139 f.), ἀ. εἷς ἕκαστος, Re 21:21.

As prefix, ἀ. signifies

(a) up: ἀναβαίνειν;

(b) to: ἀναγγέλλειν;

(d) back: ἀνακάμπτειν.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G303 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidan-ah'

properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.)

Froma primary preposition and adverb;

King Jamesand, apiece, by, each, every (man), in, through.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Words built on the same stem

an — ἄν, an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent

Where it appears

13 occurrences, every one of them listed

ana13×

Matthew 13:25“in”en de te katheudarō toin anthrōpoin erchata autou tos echthros kai epispeirata zizanieim ana mesem tou sitou kai aperchata.But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

Mark 7:31“into”Kai palin exercharatos ek teiu horeiu Turau erchata dia Sidōnau eis tan thalassan tau Galilaiau ana mesem teiu horeiu Dekapoliau.Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.

1 Corinthians 6:5“between”pros entropan vi legamō. houtōs ouk eniatō en vi oudenos sofos hos duneti diakrinara ana mesem tou adelfou autou,I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?

1 Corinthians 14:27“each”eite glōssa tinos lalatō, kata duo ē tem pollotatem treis, kai ana merem, kai henos diermēneuatōr;If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.

Revelation 7:17“in”hoti tem arniem tem ana mesem tou thronou poimainati autoin, kai hodēgati autoin epi zōau pēgain hudōreiu; kai exaleifati tos theos pantem dakruem ek toiu ofthalmoiu autoiu.For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

Matthew 20:9“each”kai ercharatois tois peri tan hendekatan hōran lambala ana dēnariem.The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.

Matthew 20:10“each”kai ercharatois tois prōtois nomizala hoti polloterem lambeli; kai lambala tem ana dēnariem kai autois.So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.

Luke 9:3“apiece”kai legata pros autoin; Mēdenem airavōr eis tan hodan, mēte rabdan mēte pēran mēte arton mēte arguriem, mēte ana duo chitōnoin echarō.“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.

Luke 9:14“each”ale gar hōsei anērois pentakischilioi. legata de pros toin mathētoin autou; Kataklinavar autoin klisiain hōsei ana pentēkonta.(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

Luke 10:1“by”Meta de houteim anadeiknuata tos kurios kai heteroin hebdomēkonta duo kai apostelata autoin ana duo duo pro prosōpeu autou eis pantan politan kai topon hou mellate autos ercherō.After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

John 2:6“each”ale de ekei lithinais hudriais hex kata ton katharismon toiu Ioudaioiu keierōtais, chōrarōtais ana metrētoin duo ē treis.Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

Revelation 4:8“apiece”kai teim tessares zōeim, henem kata henem auteiu echarōtos ana pteruxain hex, kuklothen kai esōthen gemalō ofthalmoiu; kai anapausian ouk echalō hēmerau kai nuxau legarōtois; Hagios hagios hagios kurios, tos theos, tos pantokratōros, tos ate kai tos arōtos kai tos ercherōtos.And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

Revelation 21:21“each”kai tois dōdeka pulōnois dōdeka margaritois, ana henos hekastos toiu pulōnoiu ate ek henou margaritou; kai tas plateias tau politau chrusiem katharem hōs hualos diaugos.And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.