Greek word · G325

ἀναδίδωμι

anadidōmi

to deliver

To give up, hand over, deliver (especially a document or letter to its addressee). It can also mean to yield or send up, as of produce or vapours.

Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

ἀνα-δίδωμι

[in LXX: Sirach 1:22, 2Ma.13:15 * ;]

1. to give forth, send up, as of plants (Hdt., al.).

2. to give up, yield, hand over (MM, VGT, see word): Acts 23:33.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Acts 23:33

Range of meaning

To give up, hand over, deliver (especially a document or letter to its addressee). It can also mean to yield or send up, as of produce or vapours.

Against the English

'Delivered' is accurate. The Greek is a specific courier's word for handing a letter to the person it is addressed to, not just a general 'gave'.

Used elsewhere in the period

It occurs only here in the New Testament. Moulton–Milligan cite papyrus examples of this verb for handing over letters and official documents. Polybius and other Hellenistic writers use it the same way.

Where it appears

Acts · 1

  1. Acts 23:33 ἀναδόντες having delivered

    When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.

    Here: 'Having handed over.' This verb appears only here in the New Testament. Greek letters on papyrus use it for delivering a letter or document to the person it is addressed to. It is the ordinary word for a courier's job.

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