Strong’s G511 · Greek

ἀνώτερος
anṓteros

Definition

upper, i.e. (neuter as adverb) to a more conspicuous place, in a former part of the book

Etymology

comparative degree of G507 (ἄνω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • above
  • higher

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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