Gloss
east, rising of the sun; note that the east is the compass direction of orientation in the ancient Near East, just as the north is in the modern western world
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀνατολή, -ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration
anatolē
Simplified transliteration
anatole
Numbers
Strong's number
395
GK Number
424
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
11
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1b
Definition
pr. a rising of the sun, etc.; the place of rising, the east, as also pl. ἀνατολαι, Mt. 2:1, 2; met. the dawn or day-spring, Lk. 1:78
Greek-English Concordance for ἀνατολή
| Matthew 2:1 | After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East (anatolōn | ἀνατολῶν | gen pl fem) came to Jerusalem, |
| Matthew 2:2 | saying, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star at its rising (anatolē | ἀνατολῇ | dat sg fem) and have come to worship him.” |
| Matthew 2:9 | And having listened to the king, they continued their journey, and the star they had seen in its rising (anatolē | ἀνατολῇ | dat sg fem) went before them until it stopped over the place where the child was. |
| Matthew 8:11 | I tell you, many will come from the east (anatolōn | ἀνατολῶν | gen pl fem) and west to recline at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, |
| Matthew 24:27 | For as the lightning comes from the east (anatolōn | ἀνατολῶν | gen pl fem) and flashes to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. |
| Mark 16:8 | And going outside, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had taken hold of them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. |
| Luke 1:78 | because of the tender mercies of our God, by which the rising (anatolē | ἀνατολή | nom sg fem) sun (anatolē | ἀνατολή | nom sg fem) of heaven will visit us, |
| Luke 13:29 | “Then they will come from east (anatolōn | ἀνατολῶν | gen pl fem) and west, and from north and south, and recline at table in the kingdom of God. |
| Revelation 7:2 | Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising (anatolēs | ἀνατολῆς | gen sg fem) of the sun, 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 earth and the sea, |
| Revelation 16:12 | 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 from the east (anatolēs | ἀνατολῆς | gen sg fem). |
| Revelation 21:13 | There were three gates on the east (anatolēs | ἀνατολῆς | gen sg fem), three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. |
