ἄνω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὄνω (ónō) — Aeolic

Etymology

From ἀνά (aná, “up, upon”) +‎ -ω (-ō, adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.nɔː/ → /ˈa.no/ → /ˈa.no/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.nɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.no/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.no/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.no/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.no/

Adverb

ᾰ̓́νω • (ắnō)

1. (with verbs of motion) upwards
2. above, high up
3. (of motion) inland, away from the coast

Antonyms

• (most senses): κᾰ́τω (kắtō)

Further reading

• “ἄνω (B)”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄνω²”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἄνω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἄνω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• “ἄνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἄνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963