to take up
analambano denotes taking something or someone up, including being taken into heaven, bringing a person along, or taking up equipment.
The dominant attested use concerns being taken up, especially into heaven; other verses show taking a person along or on board, and taking up items such as a tent, armor, or shield.
Senses in use
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Being taken up, including into heaven · dominant
Passive forms describe a subject being taken up: in Acts 1:11 the APB renders Jesus as “taken up from you into heaven,” while Acts 10:16 says that a vessel was “taken up into heaven.” The same passive wording frames the taking up in Acts 1:2, Acts 1:22, Mark 16:19, and 1 Timothy 3:16.
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Taking or bringing a person along · common
Active forms concern receiving or conveying a person. In Acts 20:13 the APB renders the intended action as taking Paul “on board,” and Acts 20:14 reports that they took him on board; Acts 23:31 describes soldiers taking Paul and bringing him by night, while 2 Timothy 4:11 joins taking Mark with bringing him along.
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Taking up an object or equipment · occasional
The active forms are used with things taken up: Acts 7:43 names the tent of Moloch and the star of Rephan, while Ephesians 6:13 directs the taking up of the complete armor and Ephesians 6:16 the shield of faith. In the latter verse, the shield is connected with extinguishing flaming arrows.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the action as “taken up” into heaven, taking someone “on board,” taking and bringing a person, and taking up armor or a shield. These renderings reflect the clauses rather than supplying a separate definition for every occurrence.