Lexicon anabathmos: Step, ascent, degree Original Word: ἀναβαθμός Strong's Exhaustive Concordance stairs. From anabaino (compare bathmos); a stairway -- stairs. see GREEK anabaino see GREEK bathmos NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom anabainó and bathmos (a step) Definition a going up, an ascent NASB Translation stairs (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 304: ἀναβαθμόςἀναβαθμός, (οῦ, ὁ (βαθμός, and this from βαίνω); 1. an ascent. 2. a means of going up, a flight of steps, a stair: Acts 21:35, 40. Examples from Greek writings in Lob. ad Phryn., p. 324f Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from ἀναβαίνω (anabainō), meaning "to go up" or "to ascend."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 4609: מַעֲלָה (ma'alah) • A step, ascent, or degree; used in the context of steps or stairs, as well as in the "Songs of Ascents" in the Psalms. Usage: The term ἀναβαθμός is used in the New Testament to describe a step or a series of steps, often in a literal sense, such as steps leading up to a higher place. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a progression or ascent in a spiritual or moral sense. Context: The Greek term ἀναβαθμός appears in the context of describing physical steps or stairs, which are used to ascend to a higher place. In the Septuagint, it is often used in the context of the "Songs of Ascents" (Psalms 120-134), which are a series of psalms sung by pilgrims as they ascended to Jerusalem for the feasts. These psalms are characterized by themes of pilgrimage, worship, and spiritual ascent, reflecting the physical journey to the holy city and the spiritual journey towards God. Forms and Transliterations αναβαθμοί αναβαθμοίς αναβαθμους αναβαθμούς αναβάθμους ἀναβαθμούς αναβαθμων αναβαθμών αναβάθμων ἀναβαθμῶν anabathmon anabathmôn anabathmōn anabathmō̂n anabathmous anabathmoúsLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Acts 21:35 N-AMPGRK: ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀναβαθμούς συνέβη βαστάζεσθαι NAS: he got to the stairs, he was carried KJV: upon the stairs, so it was, INT: to the stairs it happened was carried Acts 21:40 N-GMP Strong's Greek 304 |