What does ὄρος · ὑψηλός mean in the Bible?
ὄρος · ὑψηλός is a Greek phrase meaning "a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)".
Greek · G3735, G5308
ὄρος ὑψηλὸν
A mountain (as lifting itself above the plain) · lofty (in place or character)
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ὄροςG3735a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
Pronunciationóros
A mountain as something elevated and conspicuous, often representing divine encounter or spiritual significance in theological contexts.
Open lexicon entry →ὑψηλόςG5308lofty (in place or character)
Pronunciationhypsēlós
Describes both physical height and spiritual/moral elevation; metaphorically warns against arrogant thinking.
Open lexicon entry →What does ὄρος ὑψηλὸν (oros hypselon) mean in the Bible?
ὄρος · ὑψηλός is a Greek phrase meaning "a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3735, G5308?
G3735, G5308 is connected to 62 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
Source Gloss
a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns8Aligned forms62Case patternAccusative (28)Number patternSingular (50)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterLuke 3:5 · Gal 4:25 · Rev 6:14 · Rev 8:84×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterRev 16:20 · Rev 17:92×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 5:14 · Matt 8:1 · Matt 17:9 · Matt 24:3 · Mark 9:9 · Luke 4:29 · Luke 9:37 · Luke 19:37 · Acts 1:12 · Acts 7:30 · Gal 4:24 · Heb 12:2012×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterRev 6:151×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 17:20 · Matt 21:21 · Mark 5:11 · Mark 11:23 · Luke 8:32 · John 4:20 · John 4:21 · Acts 7:38 · Heb 8:5 · Heb 12:22 · 2 Pet 1:1811×
Dative · Plural · NeuterMark 5:5 · Luke 23:30 · Heb 11:38 · Rev 6:164×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 4:8 · Matt 5:1 · Matt 14:23 · Matt 15:29 · Matt 17:1 · Matt 21:1 · Matt 26:30 · Matt 28:16 · Mark 3:13 · Mark 6:46 · Mark 9:2 · Mark 11:1 · Mark 13:3 · Mark 14:26 · Luke 6:12 · Luke 9:2823×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 18:12 · Matt 24:16 · Mark 13:14 · Luke 21:21 · 1 Cor 13:25×
Word Origins
ὄρος ὑψηλὸν is built from these roots: