What does ἄνω · Ἱερουσαλήμ mean in the Bible?
ἄνω · Ἱερουσαλήμ is a Greek phrase meaning "the Jerusalem above, the free mother-city of believers".
Greek · G507, G2419
ἄνω Ἰερουσαλήμ
Upward or on the top · Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem), the capitol of Palestine
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ἄνω G507 upward or on the top
Pronunciation ánō
Directional term marking spiritual realm or transcendent reality, contrasting with earthly "below" (κάτω)
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Ἱερουσαλήμ G2419 Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem), the capitol of Palestine
Pronunciation Hierousalḗm
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What does ἄνω Ἰερουσαλήμ (anō Ierousalēm) mean in the Bible?
ἄνω · Ἱερουσαλήμ is a Greek phrase meaning "the Jerusalem above, the free mother-city of believers".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G507, G2419?
G507, G2419 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the Jerusalem above, the free mother-city of believers
Source Gloss
the Jerusalem above, the free mother-city of believers
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 9
John 2:7 · John 8:23 · John 11:41 · Acts 2:19 · Gal 4:26 · Phil 3:14 · Col 3:1 · Col 3:2 · Heb 12:15 9×
Word Origins
ἄνω Ἰερουσαλήμ is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain