verb
analabamō
Strong’sG353
I take up, raise
stem analab-13 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books7 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
To take up, raise — used especially of being lifted up or taken up into heaven 1234. In the Greek Old Testament the same word is also used simply to mean lift up one's voice 3.
To take up to oneself, take along, receive — used of taking a person along as a companion, taking up an object such as armor, or receiving someone in 12.
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
Strong’s G353 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -λήψομαι: Ionic dialect perfect infinitive passive -λελάμφθαι or -λελάφθαιRefs 5th c.BC+, participle -λελαμμένοςRefs:—take up, take into one's hands, τὸ παιδίονRefs 5th c.BC+; take on board ship,Refs 5th c.BC+; take up into heaven, in passive, LXX+NT: and generally, take with one, especially of troops, supplies, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+; participle ἀναλαβών often = with, ἄνδρας ἀναλαβὼν ἡγήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+
b suspend in a sling, Refs 5th c.BC+
c metaphorically, take up, for the purpose of examining, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 receive, φιλοφρόνως ἀ.Refs; of women, ἀ. τὴν γονήν conceive, Refs 1st c.AD+
3 take upon oneself, assume, τὴν προξενίανRefs 5th c.BC+; κόσμον, of a king, Refs 1st c.AD+; πρόσωπον, σχῆμα, Refs 2nd c.AD+
4 in middle, undertake, engage in, ἀναλαβέσθαι κίνδυνον Refs 5th c.BC+ —also active, ἀντὶ τῆς φιλίας τὸν πόλεμον ἀναλαβεῖν Philipp. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+
5 take up, adopt, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 4th c.BC+
6 of money, confiscate, in passive, Refs 2nd c.AD+; κλῆρος ἀνειλημμένος εἰς τὸ βασιλικόνRefs 2nd c.BC+
7 learn by rote, Refs 1st c.AD+
8 include, τῷ νόμῳRefs
9 in Medicine texts, make up ingredients, κηρῷ καὶ νάρδῳRefs 2nd c.AD+; so in Magic, ἀ. οἴνῳ καὶ μέλιτι, ὄξει, Refs
10 raise, erect a wall, Refs
11 absolutely, lift up one's voice, LXX
II get back, regain, recover, τὴν ἀρχήνRefs 5th c.BC+
II.2 retrieve, make good, τὴν αἰτίηνRefs 5th c.BC+
II.3 restore, repair, τὴν προτέρην κακότηταRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ἑαυτόν recover oneself, regain strength, Refs 5th c.BC+; collect oneself, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 take up again, resume, in narrative or argument, τὸν λόγονRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀναλαβεῖν διεξιόντα repeat in detail, Refs; at Rome, ἀ. θυσίας, = instaurare sacra, Refs 1st c.AD+recollect, Refs 5th c.BC+; without τῇ μνήμῃ, Refs 1st c.AD+; but ἀ. μνήμην recover a memory, Refs 4th c.BC+; πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἀ. run over in one's mind, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 receive back into a family, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III pull up short, of a horse, Refs 5th c.BC+; check, οἷόνπερ ἵππον τὸν λόγον ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τὰς κύνας call them back, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV win over, Refs 5th c.BC+
V ἀγορὰν στοαῖς ἀνειλημμένην διτταῖς, perhaps on a terrace supported by two colonnades, Refs 4th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| analabavaἀνελάβετε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | took up | 1× |
| analabitaἀνελήμφθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | taken up | 5× |
| analabavarἀναλάβετε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | take up | 1× |
| analabarōἀναλαμβάνειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | take … onboard | 1× |
| analabarantosἀναλαβὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | get | 1× |
| analabarantoisἀναλαβόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | took | 3× |
| analabirantosἀναλημφθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | taken up | 1× |
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, 6 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 | analabamō | analabame | analabami | analabama | analabamē | analabamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | analabasō | analabase | analabasi | analabasa | analabasē | analabaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analabatō | analabate | analabati | analabata | analabatē | analabatelē |
| we 1st person plural | analabanō | analabane | analabani | analabana | analabanē | analabanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | analabavō | analabave | analabavi | analabava1×ἀνελάβετε | analabavē | analabavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | analabalō | analabale | analabali | analabala | analabalē | analabalelē |
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 | analabomō | analabome | analabomē | analabomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | analabosō | analabose | analabosē | analaboselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analabotō | analabote | analabotē | analabotelē |
| we 1st person plural | analabonō | analabone | analabonē | analabonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | analabovō | analabove | analabovē | analabovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | analabolō | analabole | analabolē | analabolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | analabimi | analabima |
| you 2nd person singular | analabisi | analabisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analabiti | analabita5×ἀνελήμφθη |
| we 1st person plural | analabini | analabina |
| ye 2nd person plural | analabivi | analabiva |
| they 3rd person plural | analabili | analabila |
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 | analabameiō | analabameia | analabameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | analabaseiō | analabaseia | analabaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analabateiō | analabateia | analabateiē |
| we 1st person plural | analabaneiō | analabaneia | analabaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | analabaveiō | analabaveia | analabaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | analabaleiō | analabaleia | analabaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | analabomeiō | analabomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | analaboseiō | analaboseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analaboteiō | analaboteiē |
| we 1st person plural | analaboneiō | analaboneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | analaboveiō | analaboveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | analaboleiō | analaboleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | analabimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | analabiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analabiteia |
| we 1st person plural | analabineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | analabiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | analabileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | analabasōr | analabasar | analabasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analabatōr | analabatar | analabatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | analabavōr | analabavar1×ἀναλάβετε | analabavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | analabalōr | analabalar | analabalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | analabosōr | analabosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analabotōr | analabotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | analabovōr | analabovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | analabolōr | analabolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | analabisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analabitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | analabivar |
| they 3rd person plural | analabilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | analabamoiō | analabamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | analabasoiō | analabasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analabatoiō | analabatoia |
| we 1st person plural | analabanoiō | analabanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | analabavoiō | analabavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | analabaloiō | analabaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | analabomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | analabosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analabotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | analabonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | analabovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | analaboloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | analabimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | analabisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | analabitoia |
| we 1st person plural | analabinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | analabivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | analabiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | analabarō1×ἀναλαμβάνειν | analabari | analabara | analabarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | analaborō | analaborē | ||
| acted on passive voice | analabiri | analabira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | analabarōntos | analabarintos | analabarantos4×ἀναλαβὼν | analabarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | analaborōntos | analaborēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | analabirintos | analabirantos1×ἀναλημφθεὶς |
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
analab 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.
13 occurrences, every one of them listed
analabava“took up”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 7:43“took up”kai analabava tan skēnan tou Moloch kai tem …… taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of …
analabita“taken up”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular5×
Mark 16:19… kurios Iēsus meta tem lalara autoi analabita eis ton ouranon kai kathizata ek …… had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at …
Acts 1:2… apostoloi dia pneumeu hagieu hoin eklegeta analabita;until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through …
Acts 1:22… baptismeu Iōannou heōs tau hēmerau hau analabita apo nu, marturon tau anastasiau autou …… baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these …
Acts 10:16“taken up”… de geneta epi tris, kai euthuos analabita tem skevem eis ton ouranon.This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
1 Timothy 3:16… kērussita en ethnei, pisteuita en kosmo, analabita en doxa.… believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
analabavar“take up”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Ephesians 6:13dia houtem analabavar tan panoplian tou theou, hina duniveia …Therefore take up the full armor of God, so …
analabarō“take … onboard”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 20:13… anagina epi tan Assan, ekeithen mellarōntois analabarō ton Paulon, houtōs gar diatassorēntos ate …… to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this …
analabarantos“get”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
2 Timothy 4:11Loukos atō monos meta mu. Markon analabarantos agasōr meta siautou, atō gar mi …Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you …
analabarantois“took”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine3×
Acts 20:14… de sumballate ni eis tan Assan, analabarantois auton erchana eis Mitulēnan,… he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to …
Acts 23:31“took”… oun stratiōtois kata tem diatassorēntem autoi analabarantois ton Paulon agala dia nuktau eis …So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
Ephesians 6:16en pantei analabarantois ton thureon tau pistiau, en ho …In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which …
analabirantos“taken up”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 1:11“taken up”… ton ouranon? houtos tos Iēsus tos analabirantos apo vu eis ton ouranon houtōs …… looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”