What does ὑψηλός (hypsēlós) mean in the Bible?
ὑψηλός (hypsēlós): Describes both physical height and spiritual/moral elevation; metaphorically warns against arrogant thinking.
Greek · G5308
ὑψηλός
Lofty (in place or character)
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ὑψηλός G5308
Pronunciation hypsēlós
What does ὑψηλός (hypsēlós) mean in the Bible?
ὑψηλός (hypsēlós): Describes both physical height and spiritual/moral elevation; metaphorically warns against arrogant thinking.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5308?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include high (4), a high (2), . . . (1), [is] prized (1), above (1).
Where does ὑψηλός (hypsēlós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), Matthew (2), Revelation (2), Romans (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It high 4× Matthew 4:8, Hebrews 1:3, Revelation 21:10, Revelation 21:12
a high 2× Matthew 17:1, Mark 9:2
. . . 1× Romans 12:16
[is] prized 1× Luke 16:15
above 1× Hebrews 7:26
an uplifted 1× Acts 13:17
be arrogant 1× Romans 11:20
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:8 ὑψηλὸν to high Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Matthew 17:1 ὑψηλὸν to a high Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Mark 9:2 ὑψηλὸν to a high Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Luke 16:15 ὑψηλὸν to [is] prized Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Acts 13:17 ὑψηλοῦ to an uplifted Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular Romans 11:20 ὑψηλὰ to be arrogant Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Romans 12:16 ὑψηλὰ to . . . Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Hebrews 1:3 ὑψηλοῖς to high Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural Hebrews 7:26 ὑψηλότερος to above Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative Revelation 21:10 ὑψηλόν to high Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:8
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 7
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 Romans 2 Hebrews 2 Revelation 2
Source forms
ὑψηλὸν 4x hypsēlon Matthew 4:8, Matthew 17:1, Mark 9:2, Luke 16:15
ὑψηλὰ 2x hypsēla Romans 11:20, Romans 12:16
ὑψηλόν 2x hypsēlon Revelation 21:10, Revelation 21:12
ὑψηλοῖς 1x hypsēlois Hebrews 1:3
ὑψηλότερος 1x hypsēloteros Hebrews 7:26
ὑψηλοῦ 1x hypsēlou Acts 13:17
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular 5x Matthew 4:8, Matthew 17:1, Mark 9:2, Revelation 21:10
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural 2x Romans 11:20, Romans 12:16
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural 1x Hebrews 1:3
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Acts 13:17
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative 1x Hebrews 7:26
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Luke 16:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Describes both physical height and spiritual/moral elevation; metaphorically warns against arrogant thinking.
Strong's G5308
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 6 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 16:14-18 Source Gloss
lofty (in place or character)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:8 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑψηλὸν uyhlon
high, lofty
Read verse Matthew 17:1 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑψηλὸν uyhlon
high, lofty
Read verse Mark 9:2 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑψηλὸν uyhlon
high, lofty
Read verse Luke 4:5 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑψηλὸν uyhlon
high, lofty
Read verse Luke 16:15 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ὑψηλὸν uyhlon
high, lofty
Read verse Acts 13:17 Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
ὑψηλοῦ uyhlou
high, lofty
Read verse Romans 12:16 Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
ὑψηλὰ uyhla
high, lofty
Read verse Hebrews 1:3 Adjective Dative Plural Neuter
ὑψηλοῖς, uyhloiv
high, lofty
Read verse Hebrews 7:26 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ὑψηλότερος uyhloterov
high, lofty
Read verse Revelation 21:10 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑψηλόν, uyhlon
high, lofty
Read verse Revelation 21:12 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑψηλόν, uyhlon
high, lofty
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 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 patterns 6 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Accusative (7) Number pattern Singular (8)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Luke 16:15 1×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Heb 7:26 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 13:17 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Heb 1:3 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 4:8 · Matt 17:1 · Mark 9:2 · Rev 21:10 · Rev 21:12 5×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Rom 11:20 · Rom 12:16 2×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Metaphorical use, describing what is valued or exalted among people
Metaphorical use of lofty character, pride that precedes destruction
Metaphorical use describing haughty eyes and lofty spirit of the wicked
Literal and figurative use of elevated places, spiritual exaltation and dwelling
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὑψηλός is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain