Greek adverb · G509
ἄνωθεν
anothenan'-o-then
from above/again
13 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ánōthen
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G509is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G509
from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew
The King James renders it: from above, again, from the beginning (very first), the top.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
anothen is rendered "from above/again". It stands 13 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Five of the uses stand in John, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 27:51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Matthew 27:51ἄνωθεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- from above6
- top3
- from the first2
- anew1
- the from above1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 13, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἄνωθεν12
- ἄνωθέν1
The grammar of each form
- adverb13ADV
Matthew
one use
At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- ἄνωθενanothenadverbtagged: top
Mark
one use
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
- ἄνωθενanothenadverbtagged: top
Luke
one use
Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
- ἄνωθενanothenadverbtagged: from the first
John
five uses
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
- ἄνωθενanothenadverbtagged: from above
Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
- ἄνωθενanothenadverbtagged: from above
The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.
- ἄνωθενanothenadverbtagged: from above
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
- ἄνωθενanothenadverbtagged: from above
When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
- ἄνωθενanothenadverbtagged: top
Acts
one use
They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
- ἄνωθενanothenadverbtagged: from the first
Galatians
one use
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
- ἄνωθενanothenadverbtagged: anew
James
three uses
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
- ἄνωθένanothenadverbtagged: from above
Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
- ἄνωθενanothenadverbtagged: from above
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
- ἄνωθενanothenadverbtagged: the from above
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.