ἄνω
ánō · G507 · Greek · 9 occurrences
Meanings
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up, above
A position above, often with the point of orientation left implicit
ExamplesJohn 8:23 And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
Acts 2:19 ‘AND I WILL DISPLAY WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE AND SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW, BLOOD, FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE.
Galatians 4:26 But the Jerusalem above is free; she is our mother.
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up, upwards, toward above
Extension toward a goal which is up or above
ExamplesPhilippians 3:14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 12:15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ζητέωto seek, to look for 1
- φρονέωto think, to set one's mind on 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐγώI, we 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἕωςuntil, to, as far as 2
- ἐκfrom 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- מַעַל maʻal · H4605 · unfaithfulness, upwards, above
- Hebrew מַעַל and Greek ἄνω share the core spatial sense of 'upward/above,' with מַעַל (maʻal, H4605) having a broader range including intensifying uses ('exceeding(-ly)') and directional nuances ('forward'), while ἄνω (ánō, G507) focuses primarily on vertical spatial orientation.
- עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn · H5945 · high, upper, top
- Hebrew עֶלְיוֹן functions primarily as a divine epithet ('Most High') while Greek ἄνω denotes spatial/directional upwardness; the cross-linguistic equivalence is attested where LXX renders the locative/spatial senses of עֶלְיוֹן (e.g., 'upper,' 'on high') rather than its titular usage.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Up, above83.48
- In Acts 2:19, Peter quotes the prophecy, “AND I WILL DISPLAY WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE (ánō) AND SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW,” naming a fixed spatial location high above the earth.
- Up, upwards, toward above84.25
- In John 11:41, before raising Lazarus, “Jesus raised (ē̃ren) His eyes (ánō), and said, 'Father, I thank You that You have heard Me,'” describing an upward-directed physical motion.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon adverb (from Homer down); a. above, in a higher place, (opposed to κάτω): Acts 2:19; with…
a. above, in a higher place, (opposed to κάτω): Acts 2:19; with the article, ὁ, ἡ, τό ἄνω: Gal 4:26 (ἡ ἄνω ἱεροσαλημ the upper i. e. the heavenly Jerusalem); Phm 3:14 (ἡ ἄνω κλῆσις the calling made in heaven, equivalent to ἐπουράνιος, Heb 3:1); the neuter plural τά ἄνω as a substantive, heavenly things, Col 3:1f; ἐκ τῶν ἄνω from heaven, Jn 8:23. ἕως ἄνω, Jn 2:7 (up to the brim).
b. upward, up, on high: Jn 11:41 (αἴρω); Heb 12:15 (ἄνω φύει).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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