Higher

the neuter of anoteros, "higher," the comparative of ano (see C, under HIGH), is used as an adverb of place in Luk 14:10; for the meaning "above," in Heb 10:8, see ABOVE.

lit., "to hold over anything," as being superior, is used metaphorically in Rom 13:1, of rulers, as the "higher" powers; cp. 1Pe 2:13, "supreme." See BETTER, EXCELLENCY, PASS, SUPREME.