ἄνωθεν [3 verses] (adv) "Again" is from anothen, which means "from above," "from on high," [in a narrative] "from the beginning" or "from further back," "higher," "more universal," [NT translation] "over again," "anew," and "afresh." -- This adverb is best translated as "from above," at least how Jesus uses it. It is mistranslated as "again" in the phrase "born again" but it is correctly translated elsewhere.