anō · above, up

What it means

anō (ἄνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “above, up”.

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. Heavenward; the heavenly things.

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

How it is translated

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

• above ×5
• upward ×2
• brim ×1
• up ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• John×3
• Acts×1
• Galatians×1
• Philippians×1
• Colossians×2
• Hebrews×1

• John 2:7

  Jesus says to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.

• John 8:23

  And he was saying to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

• John 11:41

  So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted his eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.

• Acts 2:19

  And I will give wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood and fire and vapor of smoke.

• Galatians 4:26

  But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

• Philippians 3:14

  I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in the Messiah Jesus.

• Colossians 3:1

  So if you were raised with the Messiah, seek the things above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God.

• Colossians 3:2

  Think about the things above, not the things on the earth.

• Hebrews 12:15

  seeing to it that no one falls short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and through it many become defiled;