noun · masculine

anabathmos

Greekἀναβαθμός (anabathmos)

Strong’sG304

a step, a flight of steps

stem anabathm-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

steps2×

What it means

ἀνα-βαθμός, -οῦ, ὁ

(< ἀναβαίνω), [in LXX for מַעֲלָה: III Ki 10:19, 20, IV Ki 9:13 20:9 ff, II Ch 9:18, 19, Is 38:8, Ez 40:6, 49; ᾠδὴ τῶν ἀ., tit. 119(120)-133(134)*;]

1. a going up, an ascent (Pss, tit. 119(120)-133(134) ?).

2. a step (LXX); pl., a flight of stairs: Ac 21:35, 40. (On the formation -θμός, v. MM, VGT, s.v.)†

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

Strong’s G304 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidan-ab-ath-mos'

a stairway

Fromfrom G305 (compare G898);

King Jamesstairs.

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

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	anabathmos	anabathmois
object accusative	anabathmon	anabathmoin1×ἀναβαθμούς
direct address vocative	anabathmor	anabathmoir
of, belonging to genitive	anabathmou	anabathmoiu1×ἀναβαθμῶν
to, for dative	anabathmo	anabathmoi

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

anabathmstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

anabathmo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

anabathmoin“steps”objectaccusative plural1×

Acts 21:35“steps”hote de gineta epi toin anabathmoin, sumbainata bastazirō auton hupo toiu stratiōtoiu dia tan bian tou ochlou,When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

anabathmoiu“steps”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

Acts 21:40“steps”epitreparatou de autou tos Paulos histanarētos epi toiu anabathmoiu kataseiata ta cheira to lao, pollau de sigau gineratau prosfōnata ta Hebraida dialekta legarōtosHaving received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew: