Lexical Summary epanō: above, more than Original Word: ἐπάνωTransliteration: epanō Phonetic Spelling: (ep-an'-o) Part of Speech: Adverb Short Definition: above, more than Meaning: above, more than Strong's Concordance above, more than, upon, over. From epi and ano; up above, i.e. Over or on (of place, amount, rank, etc.) -- above, more than, (up-)on, over. see GREEK epi see GREEK ano Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1883: ἐπάνωἐπάνω, adverb (ἐπί and ἄνω (cf. Winers Grammar, 102 (97); Buttmann, 319 (273))), Herodotus and following; often in the Sept.; above; 1. adverbially, a. of place: Luke 11:44; b. of number; beyond, more than: πραθῆναι ἐπάνω τριακοσίων δηναρίων, sold for more than three hundred denaries, Mark 14:5; ὤφθη ἐπάνω πεντακοσίοις ἀδελφοῖς, by more than five hundred brethren, 1 Corinthians 15:6; cf. Winers Grammar, § 37, 5; (Buttmann, 168 (146)). 2. as a preposition it is joined with the genitive (Winer's Grammar, § 54, 6), a. of place: Matthew 2:9; Matthew 5:14; Matthew 21:7 R G; b. of dignity and power: ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν ἐπάνω τίνος, Luke 19:17 ( STRONGS NT 1883a: ἐπάρατοςἐπάρατος, ἐπαρατον (ἐπαράομαι (to call down curses upon)), accursed: John 7:49 L T Tr WH. (Thucydides, Plato, Aeschin, Dio Cass., others.) |
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