"pr. to raise up one’s self, look up, Lk. 13:11; Jn. 8:7, 10; met. to look up cheerily, to be cheered, Lk. 21:28*"
Definition and meaning
pr. to raise up one’s self, look up, Lk. 13:11; Jn. 8:7, 10; met. to look up cheerily, to be cheered, Lk. 21:28*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνακύπτω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anakypto (G352) across the King James Bible.
And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
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Common questions
Strong's G352 (anakypto) is a Greek word that means: pr. to raise up one’s self, look up, Lk. 13:11; Jn. 8:7, 10; met. to look up cheerily, to be cheered, Lk. 21:28* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word anakypto (G352) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G352 is anakypto, a Greek word defined as: pr. to raise up one’s self, look up, Lk. 13:11; Jn. 8:7, 10; met. to look up cheerily, to be cheered, Lk. 21:28*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anakypto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.