Lexical Definition
ἄνωθεν ánōthen (an'-o-then) from above/again G:ADV
from ἄνω
from above, again, from the beginning (very first), the top.
- from above
- by analogy, from the first
- by implication, anew
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἄνωθεν | anew | Gal.4.9 |
| from above | John.3.3 • John.3.7 • John.3.31 • John.19.11 • Jas.3.15 | |
| from the first | Luke.1.3 • Acts.26.5 | |
| the from above | Jas.3.17 | |
| top | Matt.27.51 • Mark.15.38 • John.19.23 | |
| ἄνωθέν | from above | Jas.1.17 |
| άνωθεν | above | LXX.Gen.27.39 • LXX.Gen.49.25 • LXX.Exod.39.31 • LXX.2Sam.11.21 • LXX.1Kgs.7.3 • LXX.Job.31.2 • LXX.Isa.45.8 • LXX.Jer.4.28 • LXX.Ezek.1.11 • LXX.Ezek.41.7 |
| from above | LXX.Gen.6.16 • LXX.Exod.25.21 • LXX.Exod.25.22 • LXX.Exod.28.27 • LXX.Exod.39.20 • LXX.Exod.40.19 • LXX.Num.4.6 • LXX.Num.4.25 • LXX.Num.7.89 • LXX.Josh.3.13 • LXX.Josh.3.16 • LXX.Job.3.4 • LXX.Ezek.1.26 |
Abbott-Smith
ἄνωθεν adv, (< ἄνω),
(a) from above: ἀπὸ ἄ., Mt 27:51, Mk 15:38; ἐκ τῶν ἄ., Jo 19:28; meaning, from heaven: Jo 3:31 19:11, Ja 1:17 3:15, 17 .
(b) from the first, from the beginning: Lk 1:3, Ac 26:5; whence
(c) anew, again: Jo 3:3, 7, (so most, but v. Meyer, in l.; cf. Field, Notes, 86 f.); πάλιν ἄ., Ga 4:9 (MM, VGT, s.v.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 27:51 |
| Mark | 15:38 |
| Luke | 1:3 |
| John | 3:3 · 3:7 · 3:31 · 19:11 · 19:28 |
| Acts | 26:5 |
| Galatians | 4:9 |
| James | 1:17 · 3:15 · 3:17 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἄνωθεν
and ἄνωθε [Refs 5th c.BC+], Doric dialect ἄνωθα [Refs]: (ἄνω):—adverb of Place, from above, from on high, θεοὺς ἄ. γῆς ἐποπτεύειν ἄχη[Refs 5th c.BC+]; from the interior of a country, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially from inner Asia, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; from the north, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 like{ἄνω}, above, on high, opposed to κάτωθεν or κάτω, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: of the gods, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of men on earth, οἱ ἄ. the living, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; those on deck (in a ship), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of birds of the air, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἄ. Φρυγία upper Phrygia, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2.b rarely with genitive, ἄ. τοῦ στρατοπέδου[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II in narrative or in quiry, from the beginning, from farther back, ἄ. ἄρχεσθαι, ἐπιχειρεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in quotations, above, earlier, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: οἱ ἔμπροσθεν καὶ ἄ. γονεῖς ancestors, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Κορίνθιαι εἰμὲς ἄ. by descent, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; πονηρὸς ἄ. a born rogue, [Refs 4th c.BC+]from early life, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 τὰ ἄ. higher, more universal principles, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 over again, anew, afresh, φιλίαν ἄ. ποιεῖται[NT+1st c.AD+]