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High

ὑψηλόςStrong’s G5308

hupsēlos

Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament

In short

Hupsēlos is the Greek word usually translated “high”, “exalted” and “uplifted”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.

“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;”
Matthew 4:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “high”, “exalted” and “uplifted”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • high 8
  • exalted 1
  • uplifted 1
  • haughty 1
  • higher 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 2
  • Luke 2
  • Romans 2
  • Hebrews 2
  • Revelation 2
  • Mark 1

7 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 12 verses, by book
Matthew 2
4:817:1
Mark 1
9:2
Luke 2
4:516:15
Acts 1
13:17
Romans 2
11:2012:16
Hebrews 2
1:37:26
Revelation 2
21:1021:12
Greek dictionary

ὑψηλός hupsēlos · high

ὑψηλός, -ή, -όν [in LXX chiefly for בָּמָה, also for בָּמָה, רוּם, etc. ;] high, lofty: ὄρος, Mat.4:8 17:1, Mrk.9:2, Rev.21:10; τεῖχος, Rev.21:12; μετὰ βραχίονος., figuratively, Act.13:17 (cf. Exo.6:6, al); pl., ὑψηλά, of heaven (Psa.93:4, Isa.33:5, al.), Heb.1:3; compar., ὑψηλότερος τ. οὐρανῶν, Heb.7:26. Metaph: Luk.16:15; ὑψηλὰ ψρσνεῖν, Rom.11:20 12:16, 1Ti.6:17 (WH, txt., ὑψηλοφρονείν).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “high” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

HIGH, adjective

hi.

  1. Extending a great distance above the surface of the earth; elevated; lofty; of great altitude; as a high mountain; a high tower.
  2. Rising, or having risen, or being far above the earth; elevated; lofty; as a high flight; the clouds are high in the atmosphere.
  3. Elevated above the horizon; as, how high is the sun? It is an hour high
  4. Raised above any object.
All definitions and other forms of “high”
  1. Exalted in nature or dignity.
  2. Elevated in rank, condition or office.
  3. Possessing or governed by honorable pride; noble; exalted; magnanimous; dignified; as a man of a high mind.
  4. Exalted in excellence or extent.
  5. Difficult; abstruse.
  6. Boastful; ostentatious.
  7. Arrogant; proud; lofty; loud.
  8. Loud; boisterous; threatening or angry.
  9. Violent; severe; oppressive.
  10. Public; powerful; triumphant; glorious; or under divine protection.“The children of Israel went out of Egypt with a high hand” Exodus 14:8
  11. Noble; illustrious; honorable; as a man of high birth.
  12. Expressive of pride and haughtiness; as high looks. Isaiah 10:12
  13. Powerful; mighty.“Strong is thy hand, high is thy right hand” Psalms 89:13
  14. Possessed of supreme power, dominion or excellence.“Thou, Lord, art high above all the earth” Psalms 97:9
  15. Great; important; solemn; held in veneration.
  16. Violent; rushing with velocity; tempestuous; as a high wind.
  17. Tumultuous; turbulent; inflamed; violent; as high passions.
  18. Full; complete.“It is high time to awake from sleep” Romans 13:11
  19. Raised; accompanied by, or proceeding from great excitement of the feelings; as high pleasure of body or mind.
  20. Rich; luxurious; well seasoned; as high fare; high living; high sauces.
  21. Strong; vivid; deep; as a high color.
  22. Dear; of a great price, or greater price than usual; as, to purchase at a high rate; goods are high
  23. Remote from the equator north or south; as a high latitude.
  24. Remote in past time; early in former time; as high antiquity.
  25. Extreme; intense; as a high heat.
  26. Loud; as a high sound. but more generally,
  27. In music, acute; sharp; as a high note; a high voice; opposed to low or grave.
  28. Much raised; as high relief [alto relievo.]
  29. Far advanced in art or science; as high attainments.
  30. Great; capital; committed against the king, sovereign or state; as high treason, distinguished from petty treason, which is committed against a master or other superior.
  31. Great; exalted; as a high opinion of one's integrity.

HIGH, noun

An elevated place; superior region; as on high; from on high

  1. Aloft.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.