noun · neuter
hupsōmem
Greekὕψωμα (hupsōma)
Strong’sG5313
height, barrier, bulwark
stem hupsōm-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὕψωμα, -τος, τό
[in LXX: Jb 24:24 (†), Jth 10:8 13:4 15:9 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5313 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoop'-so-mah
an elevated place or thing, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, or (by implication) a barrier (figuratively)
Fromfrom G5312;
King Jamesheight, high thing.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | hupsōmem1×ὕψωμα | hupsōmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | hupsōmeu | hupsōmeiu |
| to, for dative | hupsōme | hupsōmei |
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
hupsōme 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
hupsōmem“height”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Romans 8:39“height”oute hupsōmem oute bathem oute tinas ktisias heteras duneti nin chōrizara apo tau agapau tou theou tau en Christo Iēso to kurio nu.neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
hupsōmem1×
2 Corinthians 10:5“proud obstacle”kai pantem hupsōmem epairerōtem kata tau gnōsiau tou theou, kai aichmalōtizarōtois pantem noēmem eis tan hupakoan tou Christou,We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.