Strong's Lexicon
G5308 — ὑψηλός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5308 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὑψηλός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G5311 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 11 |
| Transliteration: | hupselos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hoop-say-los' |
| Meaning: | 1. lofty (in place or character) |
| KJV Renderings: | high(-er, -ly) (esteemed) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὑψηλός, ὑψηλή, ὑψηλόν (ὕψι on high, ὕψος) (from Homer down), high; lofty;
a. properly, of place: ὄρος, Mat 4:8; Mat 17:1; Mar 9:2; Luk 4:5 R G L brackets; Rev 21:10; τεῖχος, Rev 21:12; neuter τά ὑψηλά (the heights of heaven; the Sept. for îÈøåí, Psa 92:4 (); Psa 112:5 (); Isa 33:5; Isa 57:15), heaven (A. V. on high; cf. Buttmann, § 124, 8 d.), Heb 1:3; exalted on high: ὑψηλότερος τῶν οὐρανῶν (made higher than the heavens), of Christ raised to the right hand of God, Heb 7:26 (cf. Eph 4:10); μετά βραχίονος ὑψηλοῦ, with a high (uplifted) arm, i. e. with signal power, Act 13:17 (the Sept. often ἐν βραχίονι ὑψηλῷ for ðÀèåÌéÈä áÄÌæÀøåòÇ, as in Exo 6:6; Deu 5:15).
b. metaphorically, eminent, exulted: in influence and honor, Luk 16:15; ὑψηλά φρονεῖν, to set the mind on, to seek, high things (as honors and riches), to be aspiring, Rom 12:16; also Rom 11:20 L marginal reading T Tr WH; 1Ti 6:17 T WH marginal reading; (Lucian, Icaromen. 11, Hermot. 5).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὑψηλός (high(-er)
Matthew 4:8
- KJV: Again the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them
- GK: πάλιν παραλαμβάνει αυτόν ο διάβολος εις όρος υψηλόν λίαν και δείκνυσιν αυτώ πάσας τας βασιλείας του κόσμου και την δόξαν αυτών
Matthew 17:1
- KJV: And after six days Jesus taketh Peter James and John his brother and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart
- GK: και μεθ΄ ημέρας εξ παραλαμβάνει ο Ιησούς τον Πέτρον και Ιάκωβον και Ιωάννην τον αδελφόν αυτού και αναφέρει αυτούς εις όρος υψηλόν κατ΄ ιδίαν
Mark 9:2
- KJV: And after six days Jesus taketh Peter and James and John and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves and he was transfigured before them
- GK: και μεθ΄ ημέρας εξ παραλαμβάνει ο Ιησούς τον Πέτρον και τον Ιάκωβον και τον Ιωάννην και αναφέρει αυτούς εις όρος υψηλόν κατ΄ ιδίαν μόνους και μετεμορφώθη έμπροσθεν αυτών
Luke 4:5
- KJV: And the devil taking him up into an high mountain shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time
- GK: και αναγαγών αυτόν ο διάβολος εις όρος υψηλόν έδειξεν αυτώ πάσας τας βασιλείας της οικουμένης εν στιγμή χρόνου
Luke 16:15
- KJV: And he said unto them Ye are they which justify yourselves before men but God knoweth your hearts for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God
- GK: και είπεν αυτοίς υμείς εστε οι δικαιούντες εαυτούς ενώπιον των ανθρώπων ο δε θεός γινώσκει τας καρδίας υμών ότι το εν ανθρώποις υψηλόν βδέλυγμα ενώπιον του θεού εστιν
Acts 13:17
- KJV: The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt and with an high arm brought he them out of it
- GK: ο θεός του λαού τούτου Ισραήλ εξελέξατο τους πατέρας ημών και τον λαόν ύψωσεν εν τη παροικία εν γη Αιγύπτω και μετά βραχίονος υψηλού εξήγαγεν αυτούς εξ αυτής
Romans 12:16
- KJV: of the same mind one toward another Mind not high things but condescend to men of low estate Be not wise in your own conceits
- GK: το αυτό εις αλλήλους φρονούντες μη τα υψηλά φρονούντες αλλά τοις ταπεινοίς συναπαγόμενοι μη γίνεσθε φρόνιμοι παρ΄ εαυτοίς
Hebrews 1:3
- KJV: Who being the brightness of glory and the express image of his person and upholding all things by the word of his power when he had by himself purged our sins sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high
- GK: ος ων απαύγασμα της δόξης και χαρακτήρ της υποστάσεως αυτού φέρων τε τα πάντα τω ρήματι της δυνάμεως αυτού δι΄ εαυτού καθαρισμόν ποιησάμενος των αμαρτιών ημών εκάθισεν εν δεξιά της μεγαλωσύνης εν υψηλοίς
Hebrews 7:26
- KJV: For such an high priest became us holy harmless undefiled separate from sinners and made higher than the heavens
- GK: τοιούτος γαρ ημίν έπρεπεν αρχιερεύς όσιος άκακος αμίαντος κεχωρισμένος από των αμαρτωλών και υψηλότερος των ουρανών γενόμενος