anōthen · from above, again

What it means

anōthen (ἄνωθεν) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “from above, again”.

From above; also again, anew.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. From above, from God.
2. From the beginning.
3. Again, starting over from the beginning.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• above ×7
• top ×3
• all over again ×1
• first ×1
• start ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• John×5
• Acts×1
• Galatians×1
• James×3

• Matthew 27:51

  And look, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split;

• Mark 15:38

  And the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.

• Luke 1:3

  it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely from the start, to write for you in orderly sequence, most excellent Theophilus,

• John 3:3

  Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

• John 3:7

  Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’

• John 3:31

  The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks of the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

• John 19:11

  Jesus answered him, “You would have had no authority over me unless it had been given you from above; for this reason the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”

• John 19:23

  So the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, a part for each soldier, and the tunic. Now the tunic was seamless, woven from the top throughout.

• Acts 26:5

  since they have known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.

• Galatians 4:9

  But now, having come to know God, or rather having been known by God, how is it that you are turning back again to the weak and poor elements, to which you want to be slaves all over again?

• James 1:17

  Every good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

• James 3:15

  This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but it is earthly, natural, demonic.

• James 3:17

  But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, considerate, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without making distinctions, without hypocrisy.