to lead
anago most often marks setting out by sea, and also describes bringing people out, up, or from the dead.
The dominant use occurs in travel narratives for departure by ship or putting out to sea. Other verses show bringing a person to a destination or upward, including an upper room and Jerusalem, while two clauses explicitly concern bringing Christ up from the dead.
Senses in use
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Setting out by sea · dominant
Passive forms occur in clauses of maritime departure: in Acts 21:2 the APB renders the voyage sequence, "we boarded it and put out to sea," and in Acts 27:4 it renders, "we put to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus." The same travel setting appears when a group sails from Troas in Acts 16:11 and when a ship leaves after wintering in Acts 28:11.
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Bringing or leading someone to a place · common
Active forms place a person at a specified destination or before others: in Acts 12:4 the APB renders the intended action as "lead him out to the people," while in Acts 9:39 it says, "they brought him to the upper room." In Luke 2:22, the action brings him to Jerusalem, and in Luke 4:5 the participle introduces the showing of all the kingdoms.
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Bringing up from the dead · rare
In Hebrews 13:20, the aorist active participle occurs in the clause the APB renders, "who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus." Romans 10:7 likewise explains the descent into the abyss as "to bring Christ up from the dead."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the maritime uses with expressions such as "put to sea," "set sail," and "sailed," while person-directed clauses use "led" or "brought." These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.