Interior
ἀνωτερικόςStrong’s G0510anōterikos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Anōterikos is the Greek word usually translated “upper”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,”
Meaning
Usually translated “upper”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- upper 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀνωτερικός anōterikos · interior
ἀνωτερικός, -ή όν (ἀνώτερος) upper: Act.19:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “interior” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INTE'RIOR, adjective
[Latin comparative formed from inter or intra, in or within.]
- Internal; being within any limits, inclosure or substance; inner; opposed to exterior or superficial; as the interior apartments of a house; the interior ornaments; the interior surface of a hollow ball, the interior parts of the earth.
- Inland; remote from the limits, frontier or shore; as the interior parts of a country, state or kingdom.
All definitions and other forms of “interior”
INTE'RIOR, noun
The internal part of a thing; the inside.
- The inland part of a country, state or kingdom.
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.