What does ὕψιστος (hýpsistos) mean in the Bible?
ὕψιστος (hýpsistos): Superlative form reserved for God's transcendent supremacy; emphasizes absolute divine sovereignty above all creation.
Greek · G5310
ὕψιστος
Highest
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ὕψιστος G5310
Pronunciation hýpsistos
What does ὕψιστος (hýpsistos) mean in the Bible?
ὕψιστος (hýpsistos): Superlative form reserved for God's transcendent supremacy; emphasizes absolute divine sovereignty above all creation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5310?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Most High (5), of [the] Most High (3), [the] highest (2), highest (2), the Most High (1).
Where does ὕψιστος (hýpsistos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (7), Acts (2), Mark (2), Hebrews (1).
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 Most High 5× Mark 5:7, Luke 8:28, Acts 7:48, Acts 16:17
of [the] Most High 3× Luke 1:32, Luke 1:35, Luke 1:76
[the] highest 2× Luke 2:14, Luke 19:38
highest 2× Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:10
the Most High 1× Luke 6:35
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:9 ὑψίστοις to highest Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural - Superlative Mark 5:7 Ὑψίστου to Most High Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Superlative Mark 11:10 ὑψίστοις to highest Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural - Superlative Luke 1:32 Ὑψίστου to of [the] Most High Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Superlative Luke 1:35 Ὑψίστου to of [the] Most High Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Superlative Luke 1:76 Ὑψίστου to of [the] Most High Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Superlative Luke 2:14 ὑψίστοις to [the] highest Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural - Superlative Luke 6:35 Ὑψίστου to the Most High Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Superlative Luke 8:28 Ὑψίστου to Most High Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Superlative Luke 19:38 ὑψίστοις to [the] highest Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural - Superlative
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:9
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Mark 2 Luke 7 Acts 2 Hebrews 1
Source forms
Ὑψίστου 8x Hypsistou Mark 5:7, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:35, Luke 1:76
ὑψίστοις 4x hypsistois Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:10, Luke 2:14, Luke 19:38
Ὕψιστος 1x Hypsistos Acts 7:48
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Superlative 8x Mark 5:7, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:35, Luke 1:76
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural - Superlative 4x Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:10, Luke 2:14, Luke 19:38
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Superlative 1x Acts 7:48
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Superlative form reserved for God's transcendent supremacy; emphasizes absolute divine sovereignty above all creation.
Strong's G5310
Lexical occurrences 13 verses Greek text appearances 13 times Word forms 3 forms 13 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Highest
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:9 Adjective Dative Plural Neuter
ὑψίστοις. uyistoiv
highest, most high, the heights
Read verse Mark 5:7 Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
ὑψίστου; uyistou
highest, most high, the heights
Read verse Mark 11:10 Adjective Dative Plural Neuter
ὑψίστοις. uyistoiv
highest, most high, the heights
Read verse Luke 1:32 Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
ὑψίστου uyistou
highest, most high, the heights
Read verse Luke 1:35 Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
ὑψίστου uyistou
highest, most high, the heights
Read verse Luke 1:76 Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
ὑψίστου uyistou
highest, most high, the heights
Read verse Luke 2:14 Adjective Dative Plural Neuter
ὑψίστοις uyistoiv
highest, most high, the heights
Read verse Luke 6:35 Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
ὑψίστου· uyistou
highest, most high, the heights
Read verse Luke 8:28 Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
ὑψίστου; uyistou
highest, most high, the heights
Read verse Luke 19:38 Adjective Dative Plural Neuter
ὑψίστοις. uyistoiv
highest, most high, the heights
Read verse Acts 7:48 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ὕψιστος uyistov
highest, most high, the heights
Read verse Acts 16:17 Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
ὑψίστου uyistou
highest, most high, the heights
Read verse Hebrews 7:1 Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
ὑψίστου, uyistou
highest, most high, the heights
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 3 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 3 Aligned forms 13 Case pattern Genitive (8) Number pattern Singular (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Acts 7:48 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Mark 5:7 · Luke 1:32 · Luke 1:35 · Luke 1:76 · Luke 6:35 · Luke 8:28 · Acts 16:17 · Heb 7:1 8×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Matt 21:9 · Mark 11:10 · Luke 2:14 · Luke 19:38 4×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 6:27–36 Ὑψίστου hýpsistos
Most High
Luke 8:26–39 Ὕψιστε hýpsistos
Most High
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 13 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὕψιστος 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