ἄνωθεν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ᾰ̓́νωθε (ánōthe)
ᾰ̓́νωθᾰ (ánōtha) – Doric

Etymology

ᾰ̓́νω (ánō) +‎ -θεν (-then)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.nɔː.tʰen/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.no.tʰɛn/
(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)

from above
above
Synonym: ᾰ̓́νω (ánō)

Antonyms: κᾰ́τω (kátō), κᾰ́τωθεν (kátōthen)
in the world of the living
Synonym: ᾰ̓́νω (ánō)

Antonyms: κᾰ́τω (kátō), κᾰ́τωθεν (kátōthen)
from inland
from the north
from farther back (in writing or conversation)

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 (2006–2019)

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