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Lexicon :: Strong's G509 - anōthen

Aa
ἄνωθεν
Transliteration
anōthen (Key)
Pronunciation
an'-o-then
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
13x in 2 unique form(s) TR
13x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
21x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:378,63

Strong’s Definitions

ἄνωθεν ánōthen, an'-o-then; from G507; from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew:—from above, again, from the beginning (very first), the top.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G509 in the following manner: from above (5x), top (3x), again (2x), from the first (1x), from the beginning (1x), not translated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G509 in the following manner: from above (5x), top (3x), again (2x), from the first (1x), from the beginning (1x), not translated (1x).

  1. from above, from a higher place

    1. of things which come from heaven or God

  2. from the first, from the beginning, from the very first

  3. anew, over again

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄνωθεν ánōthen, an'-o-then; from G507; from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew:—from above, again, from the beginning (very first), the top.
STRONGS G509:
ἄνωθεν (ἄνω), adverb;
a. from above, from a higher place: ἀπό ἄνωθεν (Winer's Grammar, § 50, 7 N. 1), Matthew 27:51 [Tdf. omits ἀπὸ]; Mark 15:38; ἐκ τῶν ἄνωθεν from the upper part, from the top, John 19:23. Often (also in Greek writings) used of things which come from heaven, or from God as dwelling in heaven: John 3:31; John 19:11; James 1:17; James 3:15, 17.
b. from the first: Luke 1:3; then, from the beginning on, from the very first: Acts 26:5. Hence,
c. anew, over again, indicating repetition (a use somewhat rare, but wrongly denied by many [Meyer among them; cf. his commentary on John and Galatians as below]): John 3:3, 7 ἄν. γεννηθῆναι, where others explain it from above, i. e. from heaven. But, according to this explanation, Nicodemus ought to have wondered how it was possible for anyone to be born from heaven; but this he did not say; [cf. Westcott, Commentary on John, p. 63]. Of the repetition of physical birth, we read in Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 1, 13 (14), p. 18 [i., p. 26, Reiff edition] (ἀνδρί) ἔτι τῷ ἔχοντι ἔγκυον γυναῖκα σημαίνει παῖδα αὐτῷ γεννήσεσθαι ὅμοιον κατὰ πάντα. οὕτω γὰρ ἄνωθεν αὐτὸς δόξειε γεννᾶσθαι; cf. Josephus, Antiquities 1, 18, 3 φιλίαν ἄνωθεν ποιεῖσθαι, where a little before stands προτέρα φιλία; add, Martyr. Polycarp, 1, 1; [also Socrates in Stobaeus, flor. cxxiv. 41, iv. 135, Meineke edition (iii. 438, Gaisf. edition); Harpocration, Lex., see under the words, ἀναδικάσασθαι, ἀναθέσθαι, ἀναποδιζόμενα, ἀνασύνταξις; Canon. apost. 46 (others 39, Coteler. patr. apost. works, i. 444); Pseudo-Basil, de bapt. 1, 2, 7 (iii. 1537); Origen in Joann. t. xx. c. 12 (works, iv. 322 c. De la Rue). See Abbot, Authorship of the Fourth Gospel, etc. (Boston 1880), p. 34f]. πάλιν ἄνωθεν, (on this combination of synonymous words cf. Kühner, § 534, 1; [Jelf, § 777, 1]; Grimm on Sap. xix. 5 (6)): Galatians 4:9 (again, since ye were in bondage once before).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
27:51
Mark
15:38
Luke
1:3
John
3:3; 3:7; 3:31; 19:11; 19:23
Acts
26:5
Galatians
4:9
James
1:17; 3:15; 3:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G509 matches the Greek ἄνωθεν (anōthen),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:38 - And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:3 - It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the direction of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble Theophilus;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:3 - Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:7 - Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:31 - He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:11 - Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:23 - And when Jesus was nailed to the cross, the men of the army took his clothing, and made a division of it into four parts, to every man a part, and they took his coat: now the coat was without a join, made out of one bit of cloth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:5 - And they are able to say, if they would give witness, that I was living as a Pharisee, in that division of our religion which is most regular in the keeping of the law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:9 - But now that you have come to have knowledge of God, or more truly, God has knowledge of you, how is it that you go back again to the poor and feeble first things, desiring to be servants to them again?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:17 - Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:15 - This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:17 - But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
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