verb
anagomō
Strong’sG321
I lead up, put to sea, set sail
stem anag-23 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
ἀνάγω means, at its most basic, to lead or bring up – to take someone or something from a lower place to a higher one 1234. In the New Testament this covers bringing a person up to a place such as Jerusalem, and also bringing a prisoner up before others for examination 13. It is likewise used of raising someone from the dead, bringing them up out of death 13.
It also carries the sense to offer, specifically to offer a sacrifice 123.
Finally, in the middle voice it means to put to sea, set sail 1234 – used of a ship or its passengers departing on a voyage.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἀν-άγω
[in LXX chiefly for עָלָה hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G321 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-ag'-o
to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away
King Jamesbring (again, forth, up again), depart, launch (forth), lead (up), loose, offer, sail, set forth, take up.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future ἀνάξωRefs 5th c.BC+aorist 2 ἀνήγαγον, etc.: (see. ἄγω):—opposed to κατάγω,
I lead up from a lower place to a higher, ἐς ΟλυμπονRefs 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᾽ ἀείραςRefs 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 βασιλέαRefs 5th c.BC+
I.4 bring up, especially from the dead, ἀ. εἰς φάοςRefs 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, ταύρουςRefs 2nd c.BC+
I.6 lift up, raise, κάραRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τὰς ὀφρῦς, ={ἀνασπᾶν}, 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 υἱόνRefs 1st c.AD+:—passive, εἰς μέτρα ἥβης ἀνηγόμηνRefs; of plants, ἀ. ἀμπελῶναςRefs 5th c.BC+
II bring back, ἀνήγαγον αὖθις Ἄργος ἐς ἱππόβοτονRefs 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 ἀσφάλειανRefs 1st c.AD+; frequently in passive, ἀνάγομαι εἴς τιRefs 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 πρατῆραRefs 5th c.BC+
II.6 refer a claimant, πράτορι ἢ εἰς πόλιν ἔνδικονRefs 4th c.BC+
II.7 rebuild, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.8 restore to its original shape, Refs 1st c.BC+Ep. Dedic.; τάφρονRefs
II.9 reckon, calculate, ἀ. τὰς ἡμέρας πρὸς τὸ μαντεῖονRefs 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 ἀνάξεσθαιRefs 5th c.BC+
B.2 metaphorically, put to sea, i. e. make ready, prepare oneself, ὡς ἐρωτήσωνRefs 5th c.BC+
B.3 in thought, ascend to higher unity, Refs 5th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anagalaἀνήγαγον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | offered | 3× |
| anagitaἀνήχθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | led up | 2× |
| anaginaἀνήχθημεν | happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural | set sail | 4× |
| anagilaἀνήχθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | set out | 1× |
| anagorōἀνάγεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | set sail | 2× |
| anagaraἀναγαγεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | bring … up | 2× |
| anagiraἀναχθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | set sail | 2× |
| anagorōntoiἀναγομένοις | happening now · to, forpresent middle or passive participle dative plural masculine | sail | 1× |
| anagarantosἀναγαγὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | brought | 3× |
| anagirantoisἈναχθέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | put out to sea | 3× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 10 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagamō | anagame | anagami | anagama | anagamē | anagamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anagasō | anagase | anagasi | anagasa | anagasē | anagaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagatō | anagate | anagati | anagata | anagatē | anagatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anaganō | anagane | anagani | anagana | anaganē | anaganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagavō | anagave | anagavi | anagava | anagavē | anagavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anagalō | anagale | anagali | anagala3×ἀνήγαγον | anagalē | anagalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagomō | anagome | anagomē | anagomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anagosō | anagose | anagosē | anagoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagotō | anagote | anagotē | anagotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anagonō | anagone | anagonē | anagonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagovō | anagove | anagovē | anagovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anagolō | anagole | anagolē | anagolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagimi | anagima |
| you 2nd person singular | anagisi | anagisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagiti | anagita2×ἀνήχθη |
| we 1st person plural | anagini | anagina4×ἀνήχθημεν |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagivi | anagiva |
| they 3rd person plural | anagili | anagila1×ἀνήχθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagameiō | anagameia | anagameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anagaseiō | anagaseia | anagaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagateiō | anagateia | anagateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anaganeiō | anaganeia | anaganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagaveiō | anagaveia | anagaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anagaleiō | anagaleia | anagaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagomeiō | anagomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anagoseiō | anagoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagoteiō | anagoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anagoneiō | anagoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagoveiō | anagoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anagoleiō | anagoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | anagiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagiteia |
| we 1st person plural | anagineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | anagileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anagasōr | anagasar | anagasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagatōr | anagatar | anagatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagavōr | anagavar | anagavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anagalōr | anagalar | anagalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anagosōr | anagosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagotōr | anagotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagovōr | anagovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anagolōr | anagolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anagisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagivar |
| they 3rd person plural | anagilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagamoiō | anagamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anagasoiō | anagasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagatoiō | anagatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anaganoiō | anaganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagavoiō | anagavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anagaloiō | anagaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anagosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anagonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anagoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anagimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anagisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anagitoia |
| we 1st person plural | anaginoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anagivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anagiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anagarō | anagari | anagara2×ἀναγαγεῖν | anagarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anagorō2×ἀνάγεσθαι | anagorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | anagiri | anagira2×ἀναχθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 7 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anagarōntos | anagarintos | anagarantos3×ἀναγαγὼν | anagarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anagorōntos1× | anagorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | anagirintos | anagirantos3× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anag 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
23 occurrences, every one of them listed
anagala“offered”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Luke 2:22… katharismou autoiu kata ton nomon Mōusou, anagala auton eis Hierosolumeim parastēara to kurio,… of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him …
Acts 7:41… moschopoiala en tai hēmerai ekeinai kai anagala thusian te eidōle, kai eufranole en …… time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing …
Acts 9:39“brought”… de Petros sunerchata autoi; hon parageneranton anagala eis tem huperōem, kai parastēala auto …So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him …
anagita“led up”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 4:1“led up”Tote tos Iēsus anagita eis tan erēman hupo teu pneumeu, …Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be …
Acts 18:21… anakamptami pros vin tou theou thelarōntou anagita apo tau Efesau,… if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
anagina“set sail”happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural4×
Acts 20:13“set sail”Nis de proercharantois epi tem ploiem anagina epi tan Assan, ekeithen mellarōntois analabarō …We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
Acts 21:2… heuriskarantois ploiem diaperarōntem eis Foinikan epibainarantois anagina.… to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.
Acts 27:2“put to sea”… eis toin kata tan Asian topoin anagina arōntou sun ni Aristarchou Makedonou Thessalonikevou;… ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
Acts 28:11Meta de treis mēnoin anagina en ploie paracheimazarēnte en ta nēsa …After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had …
anagila“set out”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 8:22… eis tem peran tau limnau, kai anagila.… into a boat with them and set out.
anagorō“set sail”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive2×
Acts 20:3“set sail”… epiboulau auto hupo toiu Ioudaioiu mellarōnto anagorō eis tan Surian geneta gnōmau teu …… And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided …
Acts 27:21“set sail”… men, ō androir, peitharcharantoin mi mē anagorō apo tau Krētau kerdainara tē tan …… and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
anagara“bring … up”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Acts 12:4… fulassarō auton, boulorōntos meta tem pascha anagara auton to lao.… four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
Romans 10:7… abussan? houtem atō Christon ek nekroiu anagara.… into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”
anagira“set sail”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive2×
Acts 21:1“set sail”Hōs de geneta anagira nin apospirantoin apo autoiu, euthudromarantois erchana …After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next …
Acts 27:12“put out to sea”… pros paracheimasian tois polloterois tithela boulan anagira ekeithen, ei pōs dunoloiō katantarantois eis …… unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to …
anagorōntoi“sail”happening now · to, forpresent middle or passive participle dative plural masculine1×
Acts 28:10… kai pollai timai timala nin kai anagorōntoi epitithela teim pros tain chreiain.… needs when we were ready to sail.
anagarantos“brought”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine3×
Luke 4:5Kai anagarantos auton deikata auto pantain tain basileiain …Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed …
Acts 16:34anagarantos tē autoin eis ton oikon paratithata …Then he brought them into his home and set …
Hebrews 13:20“brought up”Tos de theos tau eirēnau, tos anagarantos ek nekroiu ton poimenon teiu probateiu …Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
anagirantois“put out to sea”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine3×
Acts 13:13“set sail”Anagirantois de apo tau Pafau tois peri …… setting sail from Paphos, Paul and …
Acts 16:11“put out to sea”Anagirantois oun apo Trōadau euthudromana eis Samothrakan, …We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the …
Acts 27:4“put out to sea”kakeithen anagirantois hupoplana tan Kupran dia tem toin …… putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were …