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Strong's G507 ἄνω (ano)

Ano means “above” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H507 — eleph in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G507
Language Greek
Linked Usages 45
Books 23

Strong's G507 Quick Answer

Strong's G507 ἄνω (ano) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. ano (an'-o) adv. 1. upward or on the top [adverb from G473] It has 45 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include above, brim, and high. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
ano (an'-o) adv. 1. upward or on the top [adverb from G473]
Usage
45 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
above, brim, and high

Meaning and Definition

ano (an'-o) adv. 1. upward or on the top [adverb from G473] KJV: above, brim, high, up Root(s): G473

Original Word
ἄνω
Transliteration
ano
Derivation
R1: 473
Morphology
adverb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G507. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

above

Usage: ἄνω adv (ἀνά), __(a) up, upwards: Jhn.11:41, Heb.12:15; __(b) above (opposite to κάτω): Act_2:19; with art. ἡ, Gal.4:26, Php.3:14; τά, Jhn.8:23, Col.3:1-2; ἕως ἄ. (up to the brim), Jhn.2:7 (Cremer, 106; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)

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How Strong's G507 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ano, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

above John 8:23 brim John 2:7 high Philippians 3:14

How Strong's G507 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 29 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G507 (ἄνω) appears 37 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G507 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G507 in the New Testament

9 indexed usages in New Testament.

John 2:7 KJV

Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

John 8:23 KJV

And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 11:41 KJV

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.

Strong's G507 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

29 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 20:4 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt not make to thyself an idol, nor likeness of anything, whatever things are in the heaven above, and whatever are in the earth beneath, and whatever are in the waters under the earth.

Deuteronomy 4:39 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt know this day, and shalt consider in thy heart, that the Lord thy God he is God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath, and there is none else but he.

Deuteronomy 5:8 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt not make to thyself an image, nor likeness of anything, whatever things are in the heaven above, and whatever are in the earth beneath, and whatever are in the waters under the earth.

Strong's G507 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 9:47 Septuagint / Brenton

And all the people answered, Amen; and lifting up their hands they fell to the ground, and worshiped the Lord.

Judith 1:8 Septuagint / Brenton

and to those among the nations that were of Carmel, and Gilead, and the higher Galilee, and the great plain of Esdraelon,

Judith 2:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And they went forth of Nineveh three days’ journey toward the plain of Bectileth, and pitched from Bectileth near the mountain which is at the left hand of the upper Cilicia.

Strong's G507 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 14:8 Septuagint / Brenton

written. And the vision was shown to me thus: Behold, in the vision clouds invited me and a mist summoned me, and the course of the stars and the lightnings sped and hastened me, and the winds in

Usage Excerpts

First 45 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G507.

Exodus 20:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not make to thyself an idol, nor likeness of anything, whatever things are in the heaven above, and whatever are in the earth beneath, and whatever are in the waters under the earth.
Deuteronomy 4:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt know this day, and shalt consider in thy heart, that the Lord thy God he is God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath, and there is none else but he.
Deuteronomy 5:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not make to thyself an image, nor likeness of anything, whatever things are in the heaven above, and whatever are in the earth beneath, and whatever are in the waters under the earth.
Deuteronomy 28:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The stranger that is within thee shall get up very high, and thou shalt come down very low.
Deuteronomy 29:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye beheld their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which are among them.
Deuteronomy 30:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It is not in heaven above, as if there were one saying, Who shall go up for us into heaven, and shall take it for us, and we will hear and do it?
Joshua 2:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when we heard it we were amazed in our heart, and there was no longer any spirit in any of us because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath.
Joshua 15:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she said to him, Give me a blessing, for thou hast set me in the land of Negeb; give me Botthanis: and he gave her Gonaethla the upper, and Gonaethla the lower.
Joshua 16:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the borders of the children of Ephraim were according to their families, and the borders of their inheritance were eastward to Ataroth, and Eroc as far as Beth-horon the upper, and Gazara.
Joshua 21:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities:
Judges 7:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gideon came, and behold a man was relating to his neighbor a dream, and he said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream, and behold, a cake of barley bread rolling into the camp of Midian, and it came as far as a tent, and smote it, and it fell, and it turned it up, and the tent fell.
3 Kingdoms 8:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in heaven above and on the earth beneath, keeping covenant and mercy with thy servant who walks before thee with all his heart;
4 Kingdoms 18:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king of the Assyrians sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a strong force against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is by the way of the fuller’s field.
4 Kingdoms 19:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall increase him that has escaped of the house of Judah: and the remnant shall strike root beneath, and it shall produce fruit above.
1 Chronicles 7:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his daughter was Sheerah, and he was among them that were left, and he built Beth-horon the upper and the lower. And the descendants of Uzzen were Sheerah,
1 Chronicles 22:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said, My son Solomon is a tender child, and the house for me to build to the Lord is for superior magnificence for a name and for a glory through all the earth: I will make preparation for it. And David prepared abundantly before his death.
2 Chronicles 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
wherein they made them twelve calves—three looking northward, and three westward, and three southward, and three eastward: and the sea was upon them above, and their hinder parts were inward.
2 Chronicles 8:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the lower, strong cities—they had walls, gates, and bars;
2 Chronicles 26:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah; and his fame spread as far as the entering in of Egypt, for he strengthened himself exceedingly.
2 Chronicles 32:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The same Hezekiah stopped up the course of the water of Gihon above, and brought the water down straight south of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
Psalms 49:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He shall summon the heaven above, And the earth, that he may judge his people.
Psalms 113:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But our God has done in heaven and on earth, Whatsoever he has pleased.
Proverbs 8:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he secured the fountains of the earth:
Ecclesiastes 3:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, Whether it goes upward? And the spirit of the beast, Whether it goes downward to the earth?
Isaiah 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Isaiah, Go forth to meet Ahaz, thou, and thy son Jashub who is left, to the pool of the upper way of the fuller’s field.
Isaiah 8:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And famine shall come sorely upon you, and it shall come to pass, that when ye shall be hungry, ye shall be grieved, and ye shall speak ill of the prince and your fathers’ ordinances: and they shall look up to heaven above,
Isaiah 34:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and it shall never be quenched, and her smoke shall go up: it shall be made desolate throughout her generations,
Isaiah 36:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king of the Assyrians sent Rabshakeh out of Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a large force: and he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the way of the fuller’s field.
Isaiah 37:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they that are left in Judea shall take root downward, and bear fruit upward:
John 2:7 New Testament, KJV
Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
John 8:23 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 11:41 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 2:19 New Testament, KJV
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
Galatians 4:26 New Testament, KJV
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
Philippians 3:14 New Testament, KJV
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 3:1 New Testament, KJV
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:2 New Testament, KJV
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Hebrews 12:15 New Testament, KJV
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
1 Esdras 9:47 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the people answered, Amen; and lifting up their hands they fell to the ground, and worshiped the Lord.
Judith 1:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and to those among the nations that were of Carmel, and Gilead, and the higher Galilee, and the great plain of Esdraelon,
Judith 2:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And they went forth of Nineveh three days’ journey toward the plain of Bectileth, and pitched from Bectileth near the mountain which is at the left hand of the upper Cilicia.
Tobit 1:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
who in the time of Shalmaneser king of the Assyrians was led captive out of Thisbe, which is at the right hand of that city, which is called properly Naphtali in Galilee above Asher.
Tobit 8:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The which smell when the evil spirit had smelled, he fled into the utmost parts of Egypt, and the angel bound him.
2 Maccabees 9:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But considering that even my father, at what time he led an army into the high countries, appointed a successor,
1 Enoch 14:8 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
written. And the vision was shown to me thus: Behold, in the vision clouds invited me and a mist summoned me, and the course of the stars and the lightnings sped and hastened me, and the winds in

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G507, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
John 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
Colossians 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G507 FAQ

What does ano (ἄνω) mean?

Ano (Strong's G507) is a Greek word most simply glossed "above". ano (an'-o) adv. 1. upward or on the top [adverb from G473]

How many times is ano (ἄνω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 45 linked usages for Strong's G507 across 23 books.

Where can I study ano (ἄνω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G507 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate ano (ἄνω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as above, brim, and high. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G507 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 29 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G507, with linked reader references where each row is available.