ἀνά

ἀνά

prep. (the rarest in NT; M, Pr., 98; MM, VGT, see word), prop.,

upwards, up, always with accusative

1. In phrases: ἀ. μέσον, among, between, with genitive, Matt 13,1-58; 25,1-46, Mark 7,31, 1 Kor 6,5 (M, Pr., 99), Åb 7,17 [so in LXX for בְּתוׄך׃]; ἀ. μέρος, in turn, 1 Kor 14,27 (both found in Polyb.; cf. MGr. ἀνάμεσα).

2. Distrib., apiece, by: Matt 20,9-10, Luk 9,3 (WH om.), Luk 9,14 Luk 10,1, Joh 2,6, Åb 4,8.

3. Adverbially ("a vulgarism," B1., § 51, 5; cf. Deiss., BS, 139 f.), ἀ. εἷς ἕκαστος, Åb 21,21,

As prefix, ἀ. signifies

(a) up: ἀναβαίνειν;

(b) to: ἀναγγέλλειν;

(with) anew: ἀναγεννᾶν;

(d) back: ἀνακάμπτειν.†