Above
ἐπάνωStrong’s G1883epanō
Appears in 18 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epanō is the Greek word usually translated “over”, “upon” and “above”. It appears in 18 verses of the New Testament.
“When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.”
Meaning
Usually translated “over”, “upon” and “above”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- over 6
- upon 5
- above 4
- on 3
- to above 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 8
- Luke 5
- Revelation 2
- Mark 1
- John 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
- Matthew 21:7And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
- Matthew 23:18And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
- Matthew 23:20Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
- Matthew 23:22And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
- Matthew 27:37And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Greek dictionary
ἐπάνω epanō · above
ἐπ-άνω adv., [in LXX for מַעֲלָה, עַל, מֵעָל, etc. ;] above; 1. adverbially; (a) of place: Luk.11:44; (b) of number, more than: Mrk.14:5, 1Co.15:6. 2. As prep. C. genitive; (a) of place: Mat.2:9 5:14 21:7 23:18-22 27:37 28:2, Luk.4:39 10:19, Rev.6:8 20:3; (b) of pre-eminence: Luk.19:17-19, Jhn.3:31.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “above” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ABOVE', adverb
- Overhead; in a higher place.
- Before.
- Chief in rank or power. Deuteronomy 28:1
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.