anaphero describes offering sacrifices, bearing sins, and leading or being taken upward in the cited New Testament scenes.

The attested uses most often concern bringing sacrifices before God, including spiritual sacrifices, praise, priestly offerings, and Isaac on the altar; it also describes bearing sins and movement upward to a mountain or into heaven.

1. Offering sacrifices and praise · dominant

   In 1 Peter 2:5, the aorist active infinitive occurs in the purpose of a holy priesthood, where the APB renders the clause "to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God." Hebrews 13:15 uses a first-person present active subjunctive in the appeal to offer a continuing sacrifice of praise; Hebrews 7:27 places infinitive and aorist forms in the discussion of offering sacrifices and himself, while James 2:21 has an aorist active participle where the APB renders Abraham as having offered Isaac on the altar.

   1 Peter 2:5Hebrews 13:15Hebrews 7:27James 2:21
2. Leading or being taken upward · common

   Matthew 17:1 and Mark 9:2 each use a third-person present active form in the scene where Jesus takes named disciples and leads them up a high mountain. Luke 24:51 uses a third-person imperfect passive form as the APB renders that he "was carried up into heaven."

   Matthew 17:1Mark 9:2Luke 24:51
3. Bearing sins · occasional

   In 1 Peter 2:24, a third-person aorist active form occurs with "our sins" and "in his body upon the wood," which the APB renders "carried up our sins." Hebrews 9:28 uses an aorist active infinitive in the statement that Christ was brought once "to carry up the sins of many."

   1 Peter 2:24Hebrews 9:28

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses "offer" or "offer up" for sacrifice contexts, "carried up" for sins and ascent, and "led them up" for the mountain scenes. These are renderings of whole clauses identifications.