"to bear or carry upwards, lead up, Mt. 17:1; to offer sacrifices, Heb. 7:27; to bear aloft or sustain a burden, as sins, 1 Pet. 2:24; Heb. 9:28"
Definition and meaning
to bear or carry upwards, lead up, Mt. 17:1; to offer sacrifices, Heb. 7:27; to bear aloft or sustain a burden, as sins, 1 Pet. 2:24; Heb. 9:28
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀναφέρω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 anaphero (G399) across the King James Bible.
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
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Common questions
Strong's G399 (anaphero) is a Greek word that means: to bear or carry upwards, lead up, Mt. 17:1; to offer sacrifices, Heb. 7:27; to bear aloft or sustain a burden, as sins, 1 Pet. 2:24; Heb. 9:28 It appears 9 times in the King James Bible.
The word anaphero (G399) appears 9 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G399 is anaphero, a Greek word defined as: to bear or carry upwards, lead up, Mt. 17:1; to offer sacrifices, Heb. 7:27; to bear aloft or sustain a burden, as sins, 1 Pet. 2:24; Heb. 9:28. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anaphero is a Greek word found in the New Testament.