ἄνωθεν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾰ̓́νωθε (ánōthe)
• ᾰ̓́νωθᾰ (ánōtha) — Doric

Etymology

ᾰ̓́νω (ánō) +‎ -θεν (-then)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.nɔː.tʰen/ → /ˈa.no.θen/ → /ˈa.no.θen/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.nɔː.tʰen/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.no.tʰen/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.no.θen/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.no.θen/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.no.θen/

Adverb

ᾰ̓́νωθεν • (ánōthen)

1. from above
2. above

   Synonym: ᾰ̓́νω (ánō)

   Antonyms: κᾰ́τω (kátō), κᾰ́τωθεν (kátōthen)

3. in the world of the living

   Synonym: ᾰ̓́νω (ánō)

   Antonyms: κᾰ́τω (kátō), κᾰ́τωθεν (kátōthen)

4. from inland
5. from the north
6. from farther back (in writing or conversation)
7. again, afresh

Further reading

• “ἄνωθεν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄνωθεν”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἄνωθεν in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)