The meaning of “ἀνατολή”
Understanding anatolḗ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dayspring, east, rising. - a rising of light, i.e. dawn (figuratively) - by implication, the east (also in plural)
ἀνατολή
dayspring, east, rising. - a rising of light, i.e. dawn (figuratively) - by implication, the east (also in plural)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 2:9 | “When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.” Word: ἀνατολή (anatolḗ) | |
| Luke 13:29 | “And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.” Word: ἀνατολή (anatolḗ) | |
| Revelation 16:12 | “And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.” Word: ἀνατολή (anatolḗ) |