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International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Beneath:

be-neth':The adverb for "under" (kato). In Joh 8:23, the words "ye are from beneath," suggest hell in contrast to heaven. But the succeeding clause, "ye are of this world," gives the key for the interpretation. Earth, not hell, is expressed, although "that more awful meaning surely is not excluded" (Alford).

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Beneath:

signifies

(a) "down, downwards," Mat 4:6; Luk 4:9; Jhn 8:6, 8; Act 20:9;

(b) "below, beneath," of place, Mar 14:66; the realms that lie below in contrast to heaven, Jhn 8:23; the earth, as contrasted with the heavens, Act 2:19; with heos, "unto," Mat 27:51; Mar 15:38. The comparative degree, katotero, "under," is used in Mat 2:16.
See BOTTOM, UNDER.