anō

ἄνω,

BAeolic dialect ὄνω, adverb, (ἀνά):
I with Verbs implying Motion, upwards, ἄ. ὤθεσκε ποτὶ λόφονRefs 8th c.BC+; ἄ. ἀπὸ θαλάσσης ἀναπλεῖν up stream, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ ἄ. ὁδός the upward road, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄ. ἰόντι going up the country (i.e. inland, seeRefs 5th c.BC+; πέμπειν ἄ., i.e. from the nether world, Refs 5th c.BC+
II with Verbsimplying Rest, aloft, on high, Refs, etc.; τὸ ἄ.Refs 5th c.BC+
II.b on earth, opposed to the world below, νέρθε κἀπὶ γῆς ἄ.Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ ἄ. the living, opposed to οἱ κάτω the dead, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἄ. πράγματα the world above, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.c in heaven, opposed to earth, οἱ ἄ. θεοί the gods above, Refs 5th c.BC+: especially in NT, ἐκ τῶν ἄ. εἰμίNT
II.d generally, of relative position, ὁ δῆμος ἄ. καθῆτο in the upper quarter of the city, i.e. the Pnyx, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἡ ἄ. βουλή, i.e. the Areopagus, Refs 1st c.AD+; βαλλόμενοι ὑπὸ τῶν ἄ. by those above on the roofs, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἄ. τῆς οἰκίας, opposed to θεμέλια, Refs
II.e geographically, on the upper side, i.e. on the north, ἄ. πρὸς βορέηνRefs 5th c.BC+; οὔτε τὰ ἄ. χωρία οὔτε τὰ κάτω [οὔτε τὰ πρὸς τὴν ἠῶ οὔτε τὰ πρὸς τὴν ἑσπέρην] Refs 5th c.BC+
II.f inward from the coast, ἡ ἄ. ἈσίηRefs 5th c.BC+; ἡ ἄ. ὁδός the upper or inland road, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ ἄ. πόλις, opposed to the Piraeus, Refs 5th c.BC+; in full, οἱ ἀπὸ θαλάσσης ἄ.Refs 1st c.AD+; ὁ ἄ. βασιλεύς the king of the upper country, i.e. of Persia, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.g in the race-course, τὰ ἄ. turning-post, Refs 5th c.BC+; compare κάτω.
II.h in the body, τὰ ἄ. the upper parts, opposed to τὸ κάτω, Refs 4th c.BC+
i of Time, formerly, of old, εἰς τὸ ἄ. reckoning upwards or backwards, of generations, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ ἄ. men of olden time, Refs; αἱ ἄ. μητρός the mother's lineal ancestors, Refs 4th c.BC+
k above, in referring to a passage, Refs 5th c.BC+
1 of tones in the voice, οἱ ἄ. τόνοιRefs 1st c.AD+
1.m metaphorically, ἄ. βαίνειν walk proudly, Refs 2nd c.AD+
1.n higher, more general, of κατηγορίαι, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 ἄ. καὶ κάτω up and down, to and fro, εἷρπ᾽ ἄ. τε καὶ κάτωRefs 5th c.BC+
2.b upside-down, topsy-turvy, τὰ μὲν ἄ. κ. θήσω, τὰ δὲ κ. ἄ.Refs 5th c.BC+backwards and forwards, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 ἄ. ἔχειν τὸ πνεῦμα pant or gasp, Refs 4th c.BC+
B as preposition with genitive, above, ἡ ἄ. Ἅλυος ἈσίηRefs 5th c.BC+; ἄ. τοῦ γόνατος above the knee, LXX+4th c.BC+
B.2 with partitive genitive, αἰθέρος ἄ. ἑλεῖν uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+
C comparative ἀνωτέρω, absolutely, higher, ἀ. θακῶν.. ΖεύςRefs 4th c.BC+; ἀ. οὐδὲν τῶν πρηγμάτων προκοπτομένων not getting on any farther, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.2 with genitive, ἀ. ΣάμουRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τῶν μαστῶν above them, Refs; later ἀνώτερονRefs 2nd c.BC+; compare ἀνώτερος.
C.II superlative ἀνωτάτω, ἐς τοὺς ἀ. (i.e. στάντας) Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ ἀ. ἄσκησις the highest, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἡ ἀ. διαίρεσις Ps.-Refs 2nd c.AD+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.