ἄνωθεν anōthen · G0509
from above/again
ἄνωθεν; adv (ἄνω), ; (a) from above: ἀπὸ ἄ., Mat.27:51, Mrk.15:38; ἐκ τῶν ἄ., Jhn.19:28; meaning, from heaven: Jhn.3:31 19:11, Jas.1:17 3:15, 17 . ; (b) from the first, from the beginning: Luk.1:3, Act.26:5; whence ; (with) anew, again: Jhn.3:3, 7, (so most, but see Meyer, in l; cf. Field, Notes, 86 f.); πάλιν ἄ., Gal.4:9 (MM, VGT, see word).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἄνωθεν ; and ἄνωθε [], Doric dialect ἄνωθα []: (ἄνω):—adverb of Place, from above, from on high, θεοὺς ἄ. γῆς ἐποπτεύειν ἄχη[]; from the interior of a country, []; especially from inner Asia, []; from the north, []; 2 like{ἄνω}, above, on high, opposed to κάτωθεν or κάτω, []: of the gods, []; of men on earth, οἱ ἄ. the living, []; those on deck (in a ship), []; of birds of the air, []; ἡ ἄ. Φρυγία upper Phrygia, []; 2.b rarely with genitive, ἄ. τοῦ στρατοπέδου[]; II in narrative or in quiry, …
Where it's used 13 times
Matthew 27:51 · Mark 15:38 · Luke 1:3 · John 3:3 · John 3:7 · John 3:31 · John 19:11 · John 19:23 · Acts 26:5 · Galatians 4:9 · James 1:17 · James 3:15 · James 3:17
Source: TBESG G0509; TFLSJ G0509
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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