ὕψιστος hupsistos · G5310
Highest
ὕψιστος, -η, -ον superlat., without positive in use, in cl. chiefly poët. (Æsch., Soph., al.), ; [in LXX chiefly for עֶלְיוֹן, also for מָרוֹם, etc. ; ] ; highest, most high: of place, τὰ ὕ. (of the heavens), Mat.21:9, Mrk.11:10, Luk.2:14 19:38 (cf. Joshua 16:19, Isa.57:15); of God (in cl., of Zeus; Pind., Æsch., al.), ὕ., Luk.1:32, 35 1:76 6:35 (as frequently in Sir.4:10, al.); ὁ ὕ., Act.7:48; ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕ., Mrk.5:7, Luk.8:28, Act.16:17, Heb.7:1 (cf. Gen.14:18).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὕψιστος, η, ον, ; superlative without any Posit. in use: (ὕψι, ὑψοῦ):— highest, loftiest, of places, []; ἐν τοῖς ὑ., i. e. in heaven above, []; 2 of Zeus, highest, [] from his temple there, []; 3 of things, στέφανος, κέρδος, []
Where it's used 13 times
Matthew 21:9 · Mark 5:7 · Mark 11:10 · Luke 1:32 · Luke 1:35 · Luke 1:76 · Luke 2:14 · Luke 6:35 · Luke 8:28 · Luke 19:38 · Acts 7:48 · Acts 16:17 · Hebrews 7:1
Source: TBESG G5310; TFLSJ G5310
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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