To lift up
ὑψόωStrong’s G5312hupsoō
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hupsoō is the Greek word usually translated “exalted”, “is exalting” and “lifted up”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.”
Meaning
Usually translated “exalted”, “is exalting” and “lifted up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- will be exalted 4
- exalted 3
- is exalting 2
- to be lifted up 2
- will exalt 1
- will you be lifted up 1
- lifted up 1
- you may have lifted up 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 4
- John 4
- Acts 3
- Matthew 2
- 2 Corinthians 1
- James 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 23:12And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
- Luke 1:52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
- Luke 10:15And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
- Luke 14:11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- John 3:14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Greek dictionary
ὑψόω hupsoō · to lift up
ὑψόω, -ῶ (ὕψος), [in LXX chiefly for רוּם, also for גָּבַהּ, נָשָׂא, etc. ;] to lift or raise up: with accusative, Jhn.3:14 8:28 12:32, 34; ἕως τ. οὐρανοῦ, figuratively, pass., Mat.11:23, Luk.10:15. Metaphorical, to exalt, uplift: Act.2:33 5:31, 2Co.11:7, Jas.4:10, 1Pe.5:6; opposite to ταπεινῶ, Luk.1:52; ἑαυτόν, Mat.23:12, Luk.4:11 18:14 (cf. ὑπερ-υψόω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “exalted” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EXALT'ED, participle passive
Raised to a lofty highth; elevated; honored with office or rank; extolled; magnified; refined; dignified; sublime.
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.