ἀνώτερος G0511
higher, above; comparatively more elevated in position or mentioned earlier in text
This comparative adjective means higher or above, used both spatially and textually. Luke 14:10 describes moving up to a higher place of honor at a banquet. Hebrews 10:8 refers to what was said above earlier in the text. The word is the comparative form of ἄνω (upward, above). Classical usage included getting the better of something and positions physically higher. The New Testament uses it for both social elevation and textual reference. Translations (Spanish arriba/más-arriba, German hoeher) work spatially, while 'above' functions for textual reference.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Luke's Jesus teaches humility by advising guests to take lower seats, so the host might invite them higher—'Go up higher' using this comparative. Hebrews uses ἀνώτερον to refer back to previous quotation in the argument—'what was said above.' The neuter comparative functions adverbially in both contexts: literally higher (spatial honor) and above (textual location). This shows how a single comparative form bridges physical and literary space. 2×
AR["أَعْلَى"]·ben["উপরে"]·DE["hoeher", "ἀνώτερον"]·EN["above", "higher"]·FR["plus-haut"]·heb["לְ-מַעְלָה", "לְמַעְלָה"]·HI["ऊपर", "और-ऊपर।"]·ID["Di-atas", "lebih-tinggi"]·IT["anoteron", "anōteron"]·jav["ing-nginggil", "langkung-nginggil"]·KO["더-높이", "위에서"]·PT["Acima", "mais-acima"]·RU["выше"]·ES["arriba", "más-arriba"]·SW["hapo-juu", "zaidi"]·TR["Yukarıda", "yukarıya"]·urd["اور-اوپر", "اوپر"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀνώτερος, α, ον, comparative adjective from ἄνω (B), upper, higher, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐπιβουλῆς ἀ. γέγονεν got the better of,Refs 4th c.BC+; neuter as adverb, Refs 4th c.BC+; above, LXX; earlier in a book, NT+2nd c.BC+; to a higher place, NT. adverb ἀνωτέρω, see at {ἄνω}.