From above/again
ἄνωθενStrong’s G0509anōthen
Appears in 13 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anōthen is the Greek word usually translated “from above”, “top” and “from the first”. It appears in 13 verses of the New Testament.
“And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;”
Meaning
Usually translated “from above”, “top” and “from the first”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- from above 6
- top 3
- from the first 2
- anew 1
- the from above 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 5
- James 3
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 15:38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
- Luke 1:3It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
- John 3:3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
- John 3:7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
- John 3:31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
- John 19:11Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
Greek dictionary
ἄνωθεν anōthen · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “top” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TOP, noun
- The highest part of any thing; the upper end, edge or extremity; as the top of a tree; the top of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain.
- Surface; upper side; as the top of the ground.
- The highest place; as the top of preferment.
- The highest person; the chief.
All definitions and other forms of “top”
- The utmost degree.
- The highest rank.
- The crown or upper surface of the head.
- The hair on the crown of the head; the forelock.
- The head of a plant.
- An inverted conoid which children play with by whirling it on its point, continuing the motion with a whip.
- In ship-building, a sort of platform, surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sides.
TOP'-ARMOR, noun
In ships, a railing on the top supported by stanchions and equipped with netting.
TOP'-BLOCK, noun
In ships, a block hung to an eye-bolt in the cap, used in swaying and lowering the top-mast.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.