anatole denotes the eastern quarter or point of origin, and in Luke 1:78 names a sunrise from on high.

The attested use chiefly marks the eastern direction or an origin from that quarter: people, sages, kings, an angel, a star, lightning, and gates are located or described in relation to it. Luke 1:78 uses the nominative singular in a sunrise image "from on high."

1. The eastern quarter or origin · dominant

   Genitive and dative forms mark a directional source or location in clauses about arrivals, movement, and orientation. In Matthew 2:1 the APB renders sages arriving "from the east"; in Matthew 2:2 and Matthew 2:9 it places the star "in the east"; and in Revelation 21:13 it renders the side with three gates as "the east."

   Luke 13:29Matthew 2:1Matthew 2:2Matthew 2:9Revelation 16:12Revelation 21:13
2. Sunrise from on high · rare

   In Luke 1:78, the nominative singular occurs in the clause that the APB renders "the sunrise from on high will visit us," presenting a rising-light image rather than a geographic source.

   Luke 1:78

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term through directional wording such as "from the east," "in the east," and "on the east." In Luke 1:78 it instead renders the clause with "the sunrise from on high".