Lexicon
ἀνατρέφω
anatrephō
G0397
G:V Greek

to bring up

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Anatrepho describes being reared or raising someone within a household or formative setting.

The occurrences describe a person’s upbringing: Moses is cared for in his father’s house and then raised as Pharaoh’s daughter’s son, while the speaker in Acts 22:3 describes his own upbringing and education in Jerusalem.

Senses in use

  1. Rearing or upbringing · dominant

    In Acts 7:20, the passive form occurs as Moses is kept in his father’s house for three months; the APB renders the clause “was brought up.” In Acts 7:21, the middle form is used when Pharaoh’s daughter takes Moses as her own son; the APB renders this “raised him as her own son.” In Acts 22:3, the perfect passive participle describes the speaker’s prior upbringing in the city alongside his education; the APB renders it “brought up in this city.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “brought up” in Acts 7:20 and Acts 22:3, and with “raised him as her own son” in Acts 7:21. These are clause-level renderings rather than definitions.

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