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GreekG5308Adjective

ὑψηλός

hupsēlos

12Occurrences
G5308Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

lofty (in place or character)

from G5311 (ὕψος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
high, lofty: ὄρος,; τεῖχος; μετὰ βραχίονος., figuratively; pl., ὑψηλά, of heaven ; compar., ὑψηλότερος οὐρανῶν. Metaph: ὑψηλὰ ψρσνεῖν.
LXX: chiefly for בָּמָה, also for בָּמָה, רוּם, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ὑψηλός appears 12 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
2
Luke
2
Matthew
2
Revelation
2
Romans
2
Acts
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Acts 13:17BSB

The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.

Hebrews 7:26BSB

Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

Luke 4:5BSB

Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

Matthew 4:8BSB

Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

Revelation 21:10BSB

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.