verb
anatrefomō
Strong’sG397
I rear, bring up
stem anatref-3 times in the New Testament3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ἀνα-τρέφω,
[in LXX: Wi 7:4 B, IV Mac 10:2 11:15 א*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G397 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
bring up, cherish, educate, NT+4th c.BC+; ἀ. τὸ φρόνημα raise the spirit, Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, ἀναθρέψασθαι υἱόν have him educated, Refs 2nd c.BC+:— passive, grow up, ἀνατραφῆναι ἐν..Refs 1st c.AD+; ἀνέτραφες in Refs 1st c.BC+
2 feed up, opposed to ἰσχναίνω, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἀνατρέφεσθαι ἐκ νόσου convalesce, Refs 5th c.BC+; of fish after milting, 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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| anatrefetaἀνεθρέψατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | brought … up | 1× |
| anatrefitaἀνετράφη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | brought up | 1× |
| anatreforēntosἀνατεθραμμένος | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | brought 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 118, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
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 | anatrefomō | anatrefome | anatrefomē | anatrefomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anatrefosō | anatrefose | anatrefosē | anatrefoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrefotō | anatrefote | anatrefotē | anatrefotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anatrefonō | anatrefone | anatrefonē | anatrefonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrefovō | anatrefove | anatrefovē | anatrefovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrefolō | anatrefole | anatrefolē | anatrefolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anatrefemi | anatrefema |
| you 2nd person singular | anatrefesi | anatrefesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrefeti | anatrefeta1×ἀνεθρέψατο |
| we 1st person plural | anatrefeni | anatrefena |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrefevi | anatrefeva |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrefeli | anatrefela |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anatrefimi | anatrefima |
| you 2nd person singular | anatrefisi | anatrefisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrefiti | anatrefita1×ἀνετράφη |
| we 1st person plural | anatrefini | anatrefina |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrefivi | anatrefiva |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrefili | anatrefila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anatrefomeiō | anatrefomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anatrefoseiō | anatrefoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrefoteiō | anatrefoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anatrefoneiō | anatrefoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrefoveiō | anatrefoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrefoleiō | anatrefoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anatrefemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | anatrefeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrefeteia |
| we 1st person plural | anatrefeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrefeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrefeleia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anatrefimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | anatrefiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrefiteia |
| we 1st person plural | anatrefineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrefiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrefileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anatrefosōr | anatrefosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrefotōr | anatrefotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrefovōr | anatrefovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrefolōr | anatrefolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anatrefesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrefetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrefevar |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrefelar |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anatrefisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrefitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrefivar |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrefilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anatrefomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anatrefosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrefotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anatrefonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrefovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrefoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anatrefemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anatrefesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrefetoia |
| we 1st person plural | anatrefenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrefevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrefeloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anatrefimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anatrefisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anatrefitoia |
| we 1st person plural | anatrefinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anatrefivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anatrefiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anatreforō | anatreforē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anatreferi | anatrefera | ||
| acted on passive voice | anatrefiri | anatrefira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anatreforōntos | anatreforēntos1×ἀνατεθραμμένος | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anatreferintos | anatreferantos | ||
| acted on passive voice | anatrefirintos | anatrefirantos |
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
anatref 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
anatrefeta“brought … up”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 7:21… anaireta auton tas thugatras Faraō kai anatrefeta auton heauta eis huion.… outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
anatrefita“brought up”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 7:20“brought up”… kai ate asteios to theo; hos anatrefita mēnoin treis en to oiko tou …… was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.
anatreforēntos“brought up”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 22:3“brought up”… Ioudaios, gennorēntos en Tarsa tau Kilikiau, anatreforēntos de en ta pola houta para …… am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet …