preposition
epanō
Greekἐπάνω (epanō)
Strong’sG1883
on the top, above, superior to
stem epanō-19 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ἐπ-άνω
adv.,[in LXX for מַעֲלָה, עַל, מֵעָל, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1883 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
19 occurrences, every one of them listed
epanō19×
Matthew 2:9“over”tois de akouaratois tou basilevou poreuila, kai idou tos astēros hon horala en ta anatola proagate autoin, heōs ercharatos histanita epanō hou ate tem paidiem.After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
Matthew 5:14“on”Vis avō tem fōtem tou kosmou. ouk dunetō politas kruptira epanō oreu keierōtas;You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 21:7“on”agala tan onan kai ton pōlon, kai epitithala epi autoiu teim himatieim, kai epikathizata epanō autoiu.They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
Matthew 23:18“on”kai; Hos an omnuateia en te thusiastērie, oudenem atō, hos de an omnuateia en te dōre te epanō auteu ofeilatō.And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:20“on”tos oun omnuaratos en te thusiastērie omnuatō en aute kai en pantei tei epanō auteu;So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
Matthew 23:22“on”kai tos omnuaratos en to ourano omnuatō en to throno tou theou kai en to katherōto epanō autou.And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
Matthew 27:37“above”kai epitithala epanō tau kefalau autou tan aitian autou grafirētan; Houtos atō Iēsus tos basilevos toiu Ioudaioiu.Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Matthew 28:2“on”kai idou seismos gineta megos; angelos gar kuriou katabainaratos ek ouranou kai prosercharatos apokuliata ton lithon kai kathete epanō autou.Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
Mark 14:5“more than”dunete gar houtem tem murem pipraskira epanō dēnarieiu triakosioi kai dōira toi ptōchoi; kai embrimele auta.It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
Luke 4:39“over”kai efistanaratos epanō autau epitimata to pureto, kai afiēkata autan; parachrēma de anistanaratas diakonate autoi.and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
Luke 10:19“on”idou dōamē vi tan exousian teu patarō epanō ofioiu kai skorpioiu, kai epi pantan tan dunamian tou echthrou, kai oudenem vin ouk mē adikateia.Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
Luke 19:17“over”kai legata auto; Euge, agathor doulor, hoti en elachiste pistos ginesa, asōr exousian echarōtos epanō deka politaiu.His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
Luke 19:19“over”legata de kai houto; Kai sis epanō ginesōr pente politaiu.And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
John 3:31“above”Tos anōthen ercherōtos epanō panteiu atō. tos arōtos ek tau gēau ek tau gēau atō kai ek tau gēau lalatō; tos ek tou ouranou ercherōtos epanō panteiu atō;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.
John 3:31“above”Tos anōthen ercherōtos epanō panteiu atō. tos arōtos ek tau gēau ek tau gēau atō kai ek tau gēau lalatō; tos ek tou ouranou ercherōtos epanō panteiu atō;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.
Revelation 6:8“on”kai horama, kai idou hippos chlōros, kai tos katherōtos epanō autou onomem auto tos Thanatos, kai tos hados akolouthate meta autou, kai dōita autoi exousias epi tem tetartem tau gēau, apokteinara en romfaia kai en limo kai en thanato kai hupo teiu thēreiu tau gēau.Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.
Revelation 20:3“over”kai ballata auton eis tan abussan, kai kleiata kai sfragizata epanō autou, hina mē planateia ēti teim ethneim, achri teliteia teim chilioi eteim; meta houteim datō luira auton mikron chronon.And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.
Luke 11:44“over”ouai vi, hoti avō hōs teim mnēmeieim teim adēleim, kai tois anthrōpois tois peripatarōtois epanō ouk oidalē.Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
1 Corinthians 15:6“more than”epeita horita epanō pentakosioi adelfoi efapax, ek hoiu tois polloterois menalō heōs arti, tinois de koimila;After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.