G507

ἄνω

anō

Adverb · From ἀντί (G473)

Adverb from G473; upward or on the top:—above, brim, high, up.

Outline

up, upwards, above, on high
of the quarters of the heaven, northward
of countries, inland, up from the coast
of time, formerly
In Gal 4:26 the word could refer to either place or time, i.e. place—the Jerusalem which is above—in the heavens time—the eternal Jerusalem which preceded the earthly one.

Usages

John 2:7

Jesus saith unto them,

Fill the waterpots with water.

And they filled them up to the brim.

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John 8:23

And he said unto them,

Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

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John 11:41

Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said,

Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

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Acts 2:19

And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

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Galatians 4:26

But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

Breakdown

Jerusalem is the motherland, not Africa.

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Philippians 3:14

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

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Colossians 3:1

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

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Colossians 3:2

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Love not the world

James 4:4 1 John 2:15

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Hebrews 12:15

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and there by many be defiled;

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