noun · feminine
anatolas
Greekἀνατολή (anatolē)
Strong’sG395
rising of the sun, the East
stem anatol-11 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀνατολή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< ἀνατέλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מִזְרָח, קָדִים;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G395 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-at-ol-ay'
a rising of light, i.e. dawn (figuratively); by implication, the east (also in plural)
Fromfrom G393;
King Jamesdayspring, east, rising.
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 | anatolas1×ἀνατολὴ | anatolais |
| object accusative | anatolan | anatolain |
| direct address vocative | anatolar | anatolair |
| of, belonging to genitive | anatolau4×ἀνατολῆς | anatolaiu4×ἀνατολῶν |
| to, for dative | anatola2×ἀνατολῇ | anatolai |
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
anatola 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
anatolas“dawn”subjectnominative singular1×
Luke 1:78“dawn”dia splanchneim eleseu theou nu, en hei episkepteti nin anatolas ek hupseu,because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
anatolau“east”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Mark 16:8“east”kai exercharatais feugala apo teu mnēmeieu, echate gar autain tromos kai ekstasias; kai oudeno oudenem legala, fobele gar. Panteim de teim parangellirēteim toi peri ton Petron suntomōs exangellala. meta de houteim kai autos tos Iēsus apo anatolau kai achri dusiau exapostelata dia autoiu tem hierem kai afthartem kērugmem tau aiōniau sōtērēau. amēn.So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.
Revelation 7:2“rising”kai horama allon angelon anabainarōton apo anatolau hēliou, echarōton sfragian theou zōarōtou, kai krazata fōna mega toi tessares angeloi hoi dōita autoi adikara tan gēan kai tan thalassan,And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
Revelation 16:12“(the) rising”Kai tos hektos ekchata tan fialan autou epi ton potamon ton megon ton Eufraton; kai xērainita tem hudōrem autou, hina hetoimaziteia tas hodas toiu basilevoiu toiu apo anatolau hēliou.And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
Revelation 21:13“east”apo anatolau pulōnois treis, kai apo borraou pulōnois treis, kai apo notou pulōnois treis, kai apo dusmaiu pulōnois treis;There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
anatola“east”to, fordative singular2×
Matthew 2:2“east”legarōtois; Pou atō tos tiktiratos basilevos toiu Ioudaioiu? horana gar autou ton astēron en ta anatola kai erchana proskunara auto.asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
Matthew 2:9“east”tois de akouaratois tou basilevou poreuila, kai idou tos astēros hon horala en ta anatola proagate autoin, heōs ercharatos histanita epanō hou ate tem paidiem.After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
anatolaiu“east”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
Matthew 2:1“east”Tou de Iēsu genniratou en Bēthleem tau Ioudaiau en hēmerai Hērōdou tou basilevou, idou magois apo anatolaiu paraginela eis HierosolumeimAfter Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Matthew 8:11“east”legamō de vi hoti pollois apo anatolaiu kai dusmaiu hēkali kai anaklinili meta Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu;I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 24:27“east”hōsper gar tas astrapas exerchetō apo anatolaiu kai fainetō heōs dusmaiu, houtōs eti tas parousias tou huiou tou anthrōpou;For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Luke 13:29“east”kai hēkali apo anatolaiu kai dusmaiu kai apo borraou kai notou kai anaklinili en ta basileia tou theou.People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.