"to lift up" (akin to hupsos, "height"), is used (a) literally of the "lifting" up of Christ in His crucifixion, John 3:14; 8:28; 12:32,34; illustratively, of the serpent of brass, John 3:14; (b) figuratively, of spiritual privileges bestowed on a city, Matthew 11:23; Luke 10:15; of "raising" to dignity and happiness, Luke 1:52; Acts 13:17; of haughty self-exaltation, and, contrastingly, of being "raised" to honor, as a result of self-humbling, Matthew 23:12; Luke 14:11; 18:14; of spiritual "uplifting" and revival, James 4:10; 1 Peter 5:6; of bringing into the blessings of salvation through the Gospel, 2 Corinthians 11:7; (c) with a combination of the literal and metaphorical, of the "exaltation" of Christ by God the Father, Acts 2:33; 5:31 . See LIFT.
"to exalt highly" (huper, "over," and No. 1), is used of Christ, as in No. 1, (c), in Philippians 2:9 .
"to lift up" (epi, "up," airo, "to raise"), is said (a) literally, of a sail, Acts 27:40; hands, Luke 24:50; 1 Timothy 2:8; heads, Luke 21:28; eyes, Matthew 17:8 , etc.; (b) metaphorically, of "exalting" oneself, being "lifted up" with pride, 2 Corinthians 10:5; 11:20 . See LIFT.
"to raise over" (huper, "above," and airo, see No. 3), is used in the Middle Voice, of "exalting" oneself exceedingly, 2 Corinthians 12:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:4 .
"high, lofty," is used metaphorically in Luke 16:15 , as a noun with the article, RV, "that which is exalted," AV, "that which is highly esteemed." See ESTEEM , HIGH.
Note: For James 1:9 , RV, "in his high estate," see ESTATE , No. 3.