Strong's Lexicon
hupsos: Height, high place, exaltation
Original Word:ὕψος
Part of Speech:Noun, Neuter
Transliteration:hupsos
Pronunciation:HOOP-sos
Phonetic Spelling:(hoop'-sos)
Definition:Height, high place, exaltation
Meaning:height, heaven; dignity, eminence.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek verb ὑψόω (hupsoō), meaning "to lift up" or "to exalt."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "hupsos" is רוּם (rum), Strong's Hebrew 7311, which means "to be high" or "to be exalted."
Usage:The Greek word "hupsos" primarily denotes physical height or elevation. It can also refer to a metaphorical or spiritual exaltation, indicating a state of being lifted up or elevated in status or honor. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe the exalted position of God or Christ, as well as the spiritual elevation of believers.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Greek culture, height was often associated with power, divinity, and authority. High places were frequently used for worship and sacrifices, as they were considered closer to the divine. In the biblical context, "hupsos" carries both the literal sense of physical elevation and the metaphorical sense of spiritual or moral superiority.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom hupsi (on high, aloft)
Definitionheight
NASB Translationheight (2), high (3), high position (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5311: ὕψοςὕψος,
ὕψους,
τό, from
Aeschylus and
Herodotus down, the
Sept. for
מָרום,
קומָה,
גֹּבַה, etc.,
height: properly, of measure,
Ephesians 3:18;
Revelation 21:16; of place, heaven (
A. V.on high),
Ephesians 4:8 (from
Psalm 67:19 ());Luke 1:78;Luke 24:49; metaphorically,rank, high station:James 1:9 (Job 5:11; 1 Macc. 1:40 1 Macc. 10:24;ὕψοςἀρετῆς,Plutarch, Popl. 6).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
exalted, height, on high.From a derivative ofhuper; elevation, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, (specially), the sky, or (figuratively) dignity -- be exalted, height, (on) high.
see GREEKhuper
Forms and Transliterations
υψει ύψει ὕψει ύψεσι υψέων ύψη υψος ύψος ὕψος υψους ύψους ὕψους hypsei hýpsei hypsos hýpsos hypsous hýpsous upsei upsos upsousLinks
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