ἀναβιβάζω (G307) — Greek Lexicon

ἀναβιβάζω

anabibázō

G307 verb

SILEX Entry

Root βιβ-/βα- to go, to step, to cause to go, to move upward

Definition

To cause to move upward, specifically to bring or carry something up from a lower to a higher place; in Hellenistic and Koine contexts, most commonly used of hauling or pulling (such as drawing up a fishing net). By extension, may denote lifting or elevating an object or person.

Semantic Range

to raise up, to bring or carry up, to haul or draw up (a net), to lead or bring a person upward

Root / Etymology

From the preposition ἀνά (up, upward) and a verbal derivative of the base of βαίνω (to go, to step), here in causative form meaning 'to cause to go up.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

Attested primarily in Koine Greek, the verb ἀναβιβάζω is rare and has a highly specific usage in extant literature. In the New Testament (e.g., John 21:11), it is used to describe pulling up a net full of fish onto the shore or into the boat — a technical term for hauling from water. The two-part composition (ἀνα– + βίβαζω) is characteristic of Koine and late Greek, forming verbs with the sense of causing an action to occur in an upward direction. The term's technical usage in fishing distinguishes it from other verbs for 'lifting' or 'bringing up,' such as ἐπαίρω or ἄγω. English renderings as 'draw' or 'haul up' reflect this narrow contextual range, but may miss the active, causative force and spatial directionality present in the Greek. There is no evidence for broader figurative senses in classical or Septuagintal Greek; the word is not attested in earlier Greek literature, and in later or non-biblical Greek it likewise typically refers to literal upward movement, with little semantic expansion.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἀνά and a derivative of the base of βάσις; to cause to go up, i.e. haul (a net):--draw.

Root Family

ἀναβιβάζω (anabibazō) — to cause to go up, to move upward, to raise, to haul up

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`G307-01`	ἀναβιβάσαντες	anabibasantes	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL`		having brought up	1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`G307-01`	Matthew 13:48	ἀναβιβάσαντες	anabibasantes	`V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL`		having brought up

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