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GreekG5310Adjective

ὕψιστος

hupsistos

13Occurrences
G5310Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

highest, i.e. (masculine singular) the Supreme (God), or (neuter plural) the heavens

superlative from the base of G5311 (ὕψος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
highest, most high: of place, τὰ ὕ. (of the heavens),; of God (in cl., of Zeus; Pind., Æsch.), ὕ. (as frequently in ); ὁ ὕ.; ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕ.
LXX: chiefly for עֶלְיוֹן, also for מָרוֹם, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ὕψιστος appears 13 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
7
Acts
2
Mark
2
Hebrews
1
Matthew
1

Key Passages

Acts 16:17BSB

This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

Hebrews 7:1BSB

This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

Luke 1:35BSB

The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

Luke 19:38BSB

“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!”“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

Luke 6:35BSB

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

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