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Strong's #5310 - ὕψιστος

Transliteration
hýpsistos
Phonetics
hoop'-sis-tos
Origin
superlative from the base of (G5311)
Parts of Speech
adjective
TDNT
8:614,1241
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ὕψος
Definition   
Thayer's
  1. highest, most high
    1. of place: the highest regions
    2. of rank: the most high God
Hebrew Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 4791 ‑ מָרוֹם (maw‑rome');  5945 ‑ עֶלְיוֹן (el‑yone');  
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Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ὕψιστος, η, ον,

Sup. without any Posit. in use: (ὕψι, ὑψοῦ):

highest, loftiest, of places, A. Pr. 720, A.R. 2.1026, etc.; ἐν τοῖς ὑ., i. e. in heaven above, Matthew 21:9, Luke 2:14.

2. of Zeus, highest, Pi. N. 1.60, 11.2, A. Eu. 28; Ζηνὸς ὕψιστον σέβας S. Ph. 1289: one of the gates of Thebes was called Ὕψισται from his temple there, Paus. 9.8.5:

of Jahweh. ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕ. LXX Genesis 14:18, cf. ep Deuteronomy 32:8, OGI 96.7 (Egypt, ii B. C.), SIG 1181 (Rhenea, ii B. C.), etc.

3. of things, στέφανος, κέρδος, Pi. P. 1.100, I. 1.51; κακῶν ὕψιστα A. Pers. 331, 807; ὕ. ἐν βροτοῖς φόβος Id. Supp. 479.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ὕψιστος, ὑψιστη, ὕψιστον (superlative; from ὕψι on high), in Greek writings mostly poetic, highest, most high;

a. of place: neuter τά ὑψιστα (the Sept. for מְרומִים), the highest regions, i. e. heaven (see ὑψηλός, a.), Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:10; Luke 2:14; Luke 19:38, (Job 16:19; Isaiah 57:15).

b. of rank: of God, Θεός ὕψιστος, the most high God, Mark 5:7; Luke 8:28; Acts 16:17; Hebrews 7:1; (Genesis 14:18; Philo de leg. ad Gaium § 23); and simply ὕψιστος, the Most High, Acts 7:48; mid without the article (cf. Buttmann, § 124, 8 b. note; (WH. Introductory § 416)), Luke 1:32, 35, 76; Luke 6:35, and very often in Sir.; (Hebrew אֶלְיון, עֶלְיון אֵל, עֶלְיון אֱלֹהִים, עֶליון יְהוָה; Ζεύς ὕψιστος, Pindar Nem. 1, 90; 11, 2; Aeschylus Eum. 28).


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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ὕψιστος , -η , -ον ,

superlat., without positive in use, in cl. chiefly poët. (Æsch., Soph., al.),

[in LXX chiefly for H5945, also for H4791, etc.;]

highest, most high: of place, τὰ ὕ . (of the heavens), Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:10, Luke 2:14; Luke 19:38 (cf. Joshua 16:19, Isaiah 57:15); of God (in cl., of Zeus; Pind., Æsch., al.), ., Luke 1:32; Luke 1:35; Luke 1:76; Luke 6:35 (as freq. in Sirach 4:10, al.); ὁ ὕ ., Acts 7:48; ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕ ., Mark 5:7, Luke 8:28, Acts 16:17, Hebrews 7:1 (cf. Genesis 14:18).†


Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
Vocabulary of the Greek NT

(Lat. forum), ";Forum"; (Act. 28:15): see P Lond 99213 (A.D. 507) (= III. p. 253) τοὺς ἐλλογιμωτάτους σχολαστικοὺς φόρου Θηβαιδος, where the editors note that ";the expression appears to be new,"; and similarly ib. V.17076 (A.D. 566).

 


The Vocabulary of the Greek New Testament.
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Derivative Copyright © 2015 by Allan Loder.
List of Word Forms
ύψιστε υψιστοις υψίστοις ὑψίστοις ύψιστον υψιστος υψίστος ύψιστος ὕψιστος υψιστου υψίστου ὑψίστου υψίστω υψίστων hypsistois hypsístois hypsistos hýpsistos hypsistou hypsístou upsistois upsistos upsistou
 
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