above

ABOVE', preposition 1. Literally, higher in place.The fowls that fly above the earth. Genesis 1:20.2. Figuratively, superior in any respect.I saw a light above the brightness of the Sun, Acts 26:13.The price of a virtuous woman is above rubies, Proverbs 31:10.3. More in number or quantity.He was seen by above five hundred brethren at once, 1 Corinthians 15:6.The weight is above a tun.4. More in degree; in a greater degree.Hannaniah feared God above many. Nehemiah 7:2.The serpent is cursed above all cattle. Genesis 3:14.5. Beyond; in excess.In stripes above measure. 2 Corinthians 11:23.God will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, 1 Corinthians 10:13.6. Beyond; in a state to be unattainable; as things above comprehension.7. Too proud for.This man is above his business.8. Too elevated in mind or rank; having too much dignity for; asThis man is above mean actions.9. It is often used elliptically, for heaven, or the celestial regions.Let not God regard it from above Job 3:4.The powers above 10. In a book or writing, it denotes before or in a former place, as what has been said above; supra. This mode of speaking originated in the ancient manner of writing, on a strip of parchment, beginning at one end and proceeding to the other. The beginning was the upper end.ABOVE', adverb 1. Overhead; in a higher place.2. Before.3. Chief in rank or power. Deuteronomy 28:1.ABOVE all is elliptical; above all considerations; chiefly; in preference to other things.ABOVE board; above the board or table; in open sight; without trick, concealment or deception. This expression is said by Johnson to be borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table