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ἐπάνω

Strong’s: G1883

Associated OET lemmas: ἐπάνω · ἐπάρατος

Form 1

Part of speech: prep. (with gen.), advb.

Related lemmas: ἀνά

Sense 1: above, over, on, upon

Semantic entry: 83.49

Semantic domains: Spacial Positions

Subdomains: Above, Below

Definition: a position above another, whether or not in contact

MAT 2:9: RV MAT 2:9 · LV MAT 2:9 · Read together MAT 2:9

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OET-RV MAT 2:9

9 So when the king had finished speaking, they departed, and the star which they could see in the east went ahead of them and stopped above the place where the child was.

OET-LV MAT 2:9

9 And which having _heard from _the king, they _were _gone, and see, the star, which they _saw in the east, was _going _before them until having _come, it _was _stood over where the little _child was.

MAT 5:14: RV MAT 5:14 · LV MAT 5:14 · Read together MAT 5:14

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OET-RV MAT 5:14

14 “You are the world’s light. A city up on a hill can’t be hidden.

OET-LV MAT 5:14

14 You _all are the light of _the world.
A_city lying on a_mountain is_ not _able to _be _hidden.

All 15 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 2:9 · RV MAT 5:14 · RV MAT 21:7 · RV MAT 23:18 · RV MAT 23:20 · RV MAT 23:22 · RV MAT 27:37 · RV MAT 28:2 · LV MAT 2:9 · LV MAT 5:14 · LV MAT 21:7 · LV MAT 23:18 · LV MAT 23:20 · LV MAT 23:22 · LV MAT 27:37 · LV MAT 28:2 · Read together MAT 2:9 · Read together MAT 5:14 · Read together MAT 21:7 · Read together MAT 23:18 · Read together MAT 23:20 · Read together MAT 23:22 · Read together MAT 27:37 · Read together MAT 28:2

LUK: RV LUK 4:39 · RV LUK 10:19 · RV LUK 11:44 · RV LUK 19:17 · RV LUK 19:19 · LV LUK 4:39 · LV LUK 10:19 · LV LUK 11:44 · LV LUK 19:17 · LV LUK 19:19 · Read together LUK 4:39 · Read together LUK 10:19 · Read together LUK 11:44 · Read together LUK 19:17 · Read together LUK 19:19

REV: RV REV 6:8 · RV REV 20:3 · LV REV 6:8 · LV REV 20:3 · Read together REV 6:8 · Read together REV 20:3

Sense 2: more than, in excess of

Semantic entry: 78.30

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: More Than, Less Than [Comparative Degree]

Definition: a degree which is significantly in excess of some amount

MRK 14:5: RV MRK 14:5 · LV MRK 14:5 · Read together MRK 14:5

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OET-RV MRK 14:5

5 ⇔then they scolded the woman because a flask of genuine lotion like that could easily fetch almost a year’s wages if it was sold.

OET-LV MRK 14:5

5 For/Because this the ointment was _able to _be _sold for _over three _hundred daʸnarion_coins and to _be _given to _the poor.
And they _were _admonishing to _her.

CO1 15:6: RV CO1 15:6 · LV CO1 15:6 · Read together CO1 15:6

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OET-RV CO1 15:6

6 Then he was seen by more than 500 believers at once—most of whom are still living, although some have already passed away.

OET-LV CO1 15:6

6 Then he _was _seen by _over five _hundred brothers all _at _once, of whom the greater are _remaining until now, but some were _fallen _asleep.

Sense 3: far above, considerably superior to

Semantic entry: 87.31

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: High Status or Rank [including persons of high status]

Definition: a marker of superior status, suggesting an additional factor of degree

Notes: See discussion at 84.13: ἄνωθεν.

JHN 3:31: RV JHN 3:31 · LV JHN 3:31 · Read together JHN 3:31

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OET-RV JHN 3:31

31 “The one who came down from heaven is greater than any of us. We came from this world and speak in our earthly ways. The one who came down from heaven is greater than any of us.

OET-LV JHN 3:31

31 The one coming from _above, is above all things.
The one being from the earth, is from the earth, and is _speaking from the earth.
The one coming from the heaven, is above all things.