What does ὕψος (hýpsos) mean in the Bible?
ὕψος (hýpsos): Elevation or exaltation, often representing heaven or the divine realm in theological contexts.
Greek · G5311
ὕψος
Height
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ὕψοςG5311
Pronunciationhýpsos
What does ὕψος (hýpsos) mean in the Bible?
ὕψος (hýpsos): Elevation or exaltation, often representing heaven or the divine realm in theological contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5311?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include height (2), on high (2), high (1), high position (1).
Where does ὕψος (hýpsos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:78. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (2), Luke (2), James (1), Revelation (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 Itheight2×Ephesians 3:18, Revelation 21:16
on high2×Luke 1:78, Luke 24:49
high1×Ephesians 4:8
high position1×James 1:9
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 1:78ὕψουςtoon highNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularLuke 24:49ὕψουςtoon highNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularEphesians 3:18ὕψοςtoheightNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularEphesians 4:8ὕψοςtohighNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularJames 1:9ὕψειtohigh positionNoun - Dative Neuter SingularRevelation 21:16ὕψοςtoheightNoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 1:78
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Luke2Ephesians2James1Revelation1
Source forms
ὕψος3xhypsosEphesians 3:18, Ephesians 4:8, Revelation 21:16
ὕψους2xhypsousLuke 1:78, Luke 24:49
ὕψει1xhypseiJames 1:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular2xLuke 1:78, Luke 24:49
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular2xEphesians 3:18, Revelation 21:16
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular1xEphesians 4:8
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular1xJames 1:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Elevation or exaltation, often representing heaven or the divine realm in theological contexts.
Strong'sG5311
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms4 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkEphesians 3:14-21Source Gloss
height
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:78Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
ὕψους,uyouv
height, heaven
Read verseLuke 24:49Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
ὕψους.uyouv
height, heaven
Read verseEphesians 3:18Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
ὕψος,uyov
height, heaven
Read verseEphesians 4:8Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ὕψοςuyov
height, heaven
Read verseJames 1:9Noun Dative Singular Neuter
ὕψειuyei
height, heaven
Read verseRevelation 21:16Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
ὕψοςuyov
height, heaven
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 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms6Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternSingular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · NeuterEph 3:18 · Rev 21:162×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterLuke 1:78 · Luke 24:492×
Dative · Singular · NeuterJas 1:91×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterEph 4:81×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Spiritual dimension of Christ's love, part of cosmic vastness believers comprehend
Ascension of Christ to the highest place, source of spiritual gifts distributed
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὕψος is built from this root:
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