to ascend

Greek Verb

ἀναβαίνω [in LXX chiefly for עָלָה;] to go up, ascend, (a) of persons: ἐπί συκομωρέαν, Luk.19:4; εἰς τ. πλοῖον, Mrk.6:51; εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, Mat.20:17; εἰς τ. ἱερόν, with inf. (M, Pr., 205), Luk.18:10; with mention of place of departure, Mat.3:16 (ἀπό), Act.8:39 (ἐκ); (b) of things, to rise, spring up, come up: a fish, Mat.17:27; smoke, Rev.8:4; plants growing, Mat.13:7; metaphorically, of things coming up in one's mind (as Heb. לֵב אֵל עָלָה; 4Ki.12:4, al.), Luk.24:38, 1Co.2:9; of prayers, Act.10:4; messages, Act.21:31 (for late exx, see MM, VGT, see word) (AS)

to ascend

Greek Verb

ἀναβαίνω, imperfect ἀνέβαινον: future -βήσομαι: (for aorist 1 see infr. B): aorist 2 ἀνέβην, imperative ἀνάβηθι, -βῶ, -βῆναι, -βάς: perfect -βέβηκα:— middle, aorist 1 -εβησάμην, Epic dialect 3rd.pers.singular -εβήσετο, see infr. B:—passive, see below 11.2:— go up, mount, with accusative loci, οὐρανόν, ὑπερώϊα ἀ. go up to heaven, to the upper rooms, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φάτις ἀνθρώπους ἀναβαίνει goes up among, [Refs]; more frequently with preposition, ἀ. εἰς ἐλάτην, ἐς δίφρον, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; rarely with ἀνά repeated, ἀν᾽ ὀρσοθύρην ἀ.[Refs 8th c.BC+] to trample on the dead, [Refs 8th c.BC+] II) Special usages: II.1) mount a ship, go on board, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] mostly absolutely; ἐς Τροίην ἀ. embark for Troy, [Refs 8th c.BC+] I will mount a prow, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) mount on horse-back (compare ἀναβάτης), ἀ. ἐφ᾽ ἵππον[Refs 5th c.BC+] mounted; ἀναβάντες (absolutely) ἐφ᾽ ἵππων ἐλάσαι[Refs]; ἀ. ἐπὶ τροχόν mount on the wheel of torture, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2.b) with accusative, ἀ. ἵππον mount a horse, [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, [ἵππος] ὁ μήπω ἀναβαινόμενος that has not yet been mounted, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀναβαθείς when mounted,[Refs] II.3) of land-journeys, go up from the coast into Central Asia, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3.b) go up to a temple, [NT]; to a town, [NT+3rd c.AD+]; in curses, ἀ. παρὰ Δάματρα πεπρημένος[Refs] II.3.c) ascend to heaven, [Refs] II.4) of rivers in flood, rise, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἐς τὰς ἀρούρας overflow the fields, [Refs] II.5) of plants, shoot up, ἐπὶ δένδρα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; climb on sticks, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; generally, shoot, spring up, [NT]; of hair, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.6) in Attic dialect, ἀ. ἐπὶ τὸ βῆμα, or ἀ. alone, mount the tribune, rise to speak, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. εἰς τὸ πλῆθος, εἰς or ἐπὶ τὸ δικαστήριον come before the people, before the court, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἐπὶ τὸν ὀκρίβαντα mount the stage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of witnesses in court, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.7) of the male, mount, cover, ἀ. τὰς θηλέας[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 6th c.BC+] II.8) of age, δύο ἀναβεβηκὼς ἔτη τῆς ἡλικίας τῆς ἐμῆς two years older, Ach. Tat.1.7. II.9) ascend to higher knowledge, ἡ ἀναβεβηκυῖα ἐπιστήμη[Refs 6th c.AD+]generalities, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.10) with accusative, surpass, κάλλει τὴν πᾶσαν διακόσμησιν[Refs 6th c.AD+] III) of things and events, come to an end, turn out, [Refs 5th c.BC+]result from, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.b) ἀ. ἐπὶ καρδίαν enter into one's heart, of thoughts, [LXX+NT] III.2) come to, pass over to, ἐς Αεωνίδην ἀνέβαινεν ἡ βασιληΐη[Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) return to the beginning, of discourse, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; go back, ἀναβήσεται ἐπὶ τὰς κτίσεις τῶν προγόνων[Refs 2nd c.AD+] B) aorist ἀνέβησα in causal sense, make to go up, especially put on shipboard, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so in aorist middle, νὼ ἀναβησάμενοι having taken us on board with them, [Refs 8th c.BC+] he mounted men on camels, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to go up (literally or figuratively); arise, ascend (up), climb (go, grow, rise, spring) up, come (up); from g303 (ἀνά) and the base of g939 (βάσις)