STRONGS G5308:
ὑψηλός,
ὑψηλή,
ὑψηλόν (
ὕψι on high,
ὕψος) (from
Homer down),
high; lofty;
a. properly, of place:
ὄρος,
Matthew 4:8;
Matthew 17:1;
Mark 9:2;
Luke 4:5 R G L brackets;
Revelation 21:10;
τεῖχος,
Revelation 21:12; neuter
τά ὑψηλά (the heights of heaven; the
Sept. for
מָרום,
Psalm 92:4 (
Ps. 93:4);
Psalm 112:5 (
Ps. 113:5);
Isaiah 33:5;
Isaiah 57:15), heaven (
A. V. on high; cf.
Buttmann, § 124, 8 d.),
Hebrews 1:3;
exalted on high:
ὑψηλότερος τῶν οὐρανῶν (made
higher than the heavens), of Christ raised to the right hand of God,
Hebrews 7:26 (cf.
Ephesians 4:10);
μετά βραχίονος ὑψηλοῦ,
with a high (uplifted) arm, i. e. with signal power,
Acts 13:17 (the
Sept. often
ἐν βραχίονι ὑψηλῷ for
נְטוּיָה בִּזְרועַ, as in
Exodus 6:6;
Deuteronomy 5:15).
b. metaphorically,
eminent, exulted: in influence and honor,
Luke 16:15;
ὑψηλά φρονεῖν,
to set the mind on, to seek, high things (as honors and riches), to be aspiring,
Romans 12:16; also
Romans 11:20 L marginal reading
T Tr WH;
1 Timothy 6:17 T WH marginal reading; (
Lucian, Icaromen. 11, Hermot. 5).
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