adjective

hupsistos

Greekὕψιστος (hupsistos)

Strong’sG5310

highest, most high, the heights

stem hupsist-13 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books0 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

most high5×highest4×the most high4×

What it means

ὕψιστος, -η, -ον superlat., without positive in use, in cl. chiefly poët. (Æsch., Soph., al.),

[in LXX chiefly for עֶלְיוֹן, also for מָרוֹם, etc.;]

highest, most high: of place, τὰ ὕ. (of the heavens), Mt 21:9, Mk 11:10, Lk 2:14 19:38 (cf. Jos 16:19, Is 57:15); of God (in cl., of Zeus; Pind., Æsch., al.), ὕ., Lk 1:32, 35, 76 6:35 (as freq. in Si 4:10, al.); ὁ ὕ., Ac 7:48; ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕ., Mk 5:7, Lk 8:28, Ac 16:17, He 7:1 (cf. Ge 14:18).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5310 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhoop'-sis-tos

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

Fromsuperlative from the base of G5311;

King Jamesmost high, highest.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	hupsistos	hupsistas	hupsistem	hupsistois	hupsistais	hupsisteim
object accusative	hupsiston	hupsistan		hupsistoin	hupsistain
direct address vocative	hupsistor	hupsistar		hupsistoir	hupsistair
of, belonging to genitive	hupsistou	hupsistau	hupsisteu	hupsistoiu	hupsistaiu	hupsisteiu
to, for dative	hupsisto	hupsista	hupsiste	hupsistoi	hupsistai	hupsistei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

hupsiststem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

hupsist is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

13 occurrences, every one of them listed

hupsistei4×

Matthew 21:9“highest”tois de ochlois tois proagarōtois auton kai tois akoloutharōtois krazale legarōtois; Hōsanna to huio David; Eulogirētos tos ercherōtos en onome kuriou; Hōsanna en tei hupsistei.The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

Mark 11:10“highest”Eulogirētas tas ercherōtas basileias tou patērou nu David; Hōsanna en tei hupsistei.“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

Luke 2:14“highest”Doxas en hupsistei theo kai epi gēau eirēnas en anthrōpoi eudokiau.“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”

Luke 19:38“highest”legarōtois; Eulogirētos tos ercherōtos basilevos en onome kuriou; en ourano eirēnas kai doxas en hupsistei.“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

hupsistou4×

Mark 5:7“most high”kai krazaratos fōna mega legatō; Tinem mi kai si, Iēsur huior tou theou tou hupsistou? horkizamō sin ton theon, mē min basanizaseia.And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”

Luke 8:28“most high”horaratos de ton Iēsun anakrazaratos prospiptata auto kai fōna mega legata; Tinem mi kai si, Iēsur huior tou theou tou hupsistou? demō su, mē min basanizaseia;When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

Acts 16:17“most high”houtas katakoloutharōtas to Paulo kai ni krazate legarōtas; Houtois tois anthrōpois doulois tou theou tou hupsistou alō, hotinois katangellalō vi hodan sōtērēau.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 7:1“most high”Houtos gar tos Melchisedek, basilevos Salēm, hierevos tou theou tou hupsistou, tos sunantaratos Abraam hupostrefarōto apo tau kopau toiu basilevoiu kai eulogaratos auton,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,

Hupsistou4×

Luke 1:32“the most high”houtos eti megos kai huios Hupsistou kaliti, kai dōati auto kurios tos theos ton thronon David tou patērou autou,He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

Luke 1:35“the most high”kai apokriniratos tos angelos legata auta; Pneumem hagiem epercheti epi sin, kai dunamias Hupsistou episkiazati si; dio kai tem gennirōtem hagiem kaliti, huios theou;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 1:76“the most high”kai sis de, paidiem, profētos Hupsistou kalisi, proporeuesi gar enōpion kuriou hetoimazara hodain autou,And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

Luke 6:35“the most high”plēn agapavōr toin echthroin vu kai agathopoiavōr kai daneizavōr mēdenem apelpizarōtois; kai eti tos misthos vu pollos, kai evi huiois Hupsistou, hoti autos chrēstos atō epi toin acharistoin kai ponēroin.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.

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Acts 7:48“most high”alla ouk tos hupsistos en cheiropoiētoi katoikatō; kathōs tos profētos legatō;However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: