ἐπάνω, adverb (ἐπί and ἄνω (cf. Winers Grammar, 102 (97); Buttmann, 319 (273))), Herodotus and following; often in the Sept.; above; 1. adverbially, a. of place: Luk_11:44; b. of number; beyond, more than: πραθῆναι ἐπάνω τριακοσίων δηναρίων, sold for more than three hundred denaries, Mar_14:5; ὤφθη ἐπάνω πεντακοσίοις ἀδελφοῖς, by more than five hundred brethren, 1Co_15:6; cf. Winers Grammar, § 37, 5; (Buttmann, 168 (146)). 2. as a preposition it is joined with the genitive (Winer's Grammar, § 54, 6), a. of place: Mat_2:9; Mat_5:14; Mat_21:7 R G; ,(); ; Luk_4:39; (Luk_10:19); Rev_6:8 (WH brackets the genitive); ( Tr text). b. of dignity and power: ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν ἐπάνω τίνος, Luk_19:17 (); ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστι, Joh_3:31 a (31b (but here G T WH marginal reading omit the clause)). STRONGS NT 1883a: ἐπάρατοςἐπάρατος, ἐπαρατον (ἐπαράομαι (to call down curses upon)), accursed: Joh_7:49 L T Tr WH. (Thucydides, Plato, Aeschin, Dio Cass., others.)

ἐπάνω epanō 19x can function as an improper prep., above, over, upon, of place, Mat_2:9 ; Mat_5:14 ; over, of authority, Luk_19:17 ; Luk_19:19 ; above, more than, Mar_14:5 ἐπάρατος eparatos 1x accursed, Joh_7:49 ἐπεισέρχομαι epeiserchomai 1x to come in upon, invade, surprise, Luk_21:35

ἐπ -άνω , adv. , [in LXX for H4609 , H5921 , H4606 , etc.;] above; 1. adverbially; (a) of place: Luk_11:44 ; (b) of number, more than: Mar_14:5 , 1Co_15:6 . 2. As prep . C. gen .; (a) of place: Mat_2:9 ; Mat_5:14 ; Mat_21:7 ; Mat_23:18-22 ; Mat_27:37 ; Mat_28:2 , Luk_4:39 ; Luk_10:19 , Rev_6:8 ; Rev_20:3 ; (b) of pre-eminence: Luk_19:17-19 , Joh_3:31 .†

ἐπάνω [page 229] ἐπάνω is common with reference to something already mentioned, e.g. P Oxy III. 502 .54 (A.D. 164) μεμίσθωκα σὺν τοῖς ἐπάνω τὰς ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ κέλλας , I have leased together with the above-mentioned premises the chambers in the court (Edd.), BGU IV. 1046 ii. 7 (ii/A.D.) ὁ αὐτὸς ἐπάνω γενόμ (ενος ) καὶ σιτολ (όγος ), P Hamb I. 12 .17 (A.D. 209 10) ὑπὸ τῶν ἐπάνω πρεσβ (υτέρων ) : cf. P Oxy VII. 1032 .34 (A.D. 162) ὡς ἐ̣π̣άνω δηλο̣υ̣̑ται , as stated above. In connexion with time the phrase οἱ ἐπάνω χρόνοι , the former times, is often met : e.g. in P Hib I. 96 .6, .23 (B.C. 259), P Oxy II. 268 .17 (A.D. 58) ib. 237 viii. 38 (A.D .186), P Tebt II. 397 .17 (A.D. 198). For the use of ἐπάνω as an improper preposition (= above, over ) cf. P Oxy III. 495 .8 (A.D. 181 9) ἐ ]ν . . . κέλλῃ τῇ ἐπάνω τοῦ πυλῶνος , P Leid W vii. 19 (ii/iii A.D.) ἐὰν θέλῃς ἐπάνω κορκοδείλου ( l. κροκο - by metathesis) διαβαίνειν , P Flor I. 50 .32 (A.D. 268) ἐπάνω λίμνης , and see Thumb in ThLZ xxviii. p. 422 for the survival of this usage in MGr ἐπάνω , ἐπάνω᾽ς , ἀπάνω . It may be added that ἐπάνω changed out of ἐπάνου is found in an ancient curse strongly tinged with Jewish influences Wόnsch AF 3 .24 (Carthage Imperial time) (ἔ )τι ἐξορκίζω ὑμᾶς κατὰ τοῦ ἐπάν (ω ) τοῦ οὐρανοῦ θεοῦ : cf Isa_14:13 . For ἐπάνωθεν , not found in the NT, but frequent in the LXX, see BGU IV. 1198 .7 (B.C. 4). [Supplemental from 1930 edition] ἐπάνω . See P Oxy I. 131 .15 (vi/vii A.D.), note.

ἐπάνω [Etym: ἄνω] "above, atop, on the upper side or part", Plat. ; ὁ ἐπάνω πύργος the "upper" tower, Hdt. c. gen. "above", id=Hdt. , Plat. "above", in a book, Lat. supra, Xen. of Number, "above, more than", NTest.

ἐπ-άνω adv., [in LXX for מַעֲלָה, עַל, מֵעָל, etc. ;] above; __1. adverbially; __(a) of place: Luk.11:44; __(b) of number, more than: Mrk.14:5, 1Co.15:6. __2. As prep. C. genitive; __(a) of place: Mat.2:9 5:14 21:7 23:18-22 27:37 28:2, Luk.4:39 10:19, Rev.6:8 20:3; __(b) of pre-eminence: Luk.19:17-19, Jhn.3:31.† (AS)