King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5311
Transliteration: hypsos
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop'-sos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: height
Meaning: height
ὕψος, ὕψους, τό, from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, the Sept. for מָרום, קומָה, גֹּבַה, etc., height: properly, of measure, Ephesians 3:18; Revelation 21:16; of place, heaven (A. V. on high), Ephesians 4:8 (from Psalm 67:19 ()); Luke 1:78; Luke 24:49; metaphorically, rank, high station: James 1:9 (Job 5:11; 1 Macc. 1:40 1 Macc. 10:24; ὕψος ἀρετῆς, Plutarch, Popl. 6).
Word Summary
hypsos: height
Original Word: ὕψοςTransliteration: hypsos
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop'-sos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: height
Meaning: height
Strong's Concordance
exalted, height, on high. From a derivative of huper; elevation, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, (specially), the sky, or (figuratively) dignity -- be exalted, height, (on) high.
see GREEK huper
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5311: ὕψοςὕψος, ὕψους, τό, from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, the Sept. for מָרום, קומָה, גֹּבַה, etc., height: properly, of measure, Ephesians 3:18; Revelation 21:16; of place, heaven (A. V. on high), Ephesians 4:8 (from Psalm 67:19