ΥΨΗΛΑ, υψηλα
YPSĒLA, ypsēla
Sounds Like: yp-see-LAH
Translations: high, lofty, exalted, proud, haughty, on high, highly
From the root: ΥΨΗΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Adverb
Explanation: This word can function as an adjective meaning 'high' or 'lofty,' referring to physical height, elevated status, or even a proud and arrogant disposition. As an adjective, it can describe things that are physically high, like mountains or walls, or abstract concepts like high thoughts or exalted positions. It can also be used adverbially to mean 'highly' or 'on high,' indicating a high position or an elevated manner of speaking or acting. In the provided examples, it is used both adjectivally (referring to high places or high walls) and adverbially (speaking proudly or haughtily).
Inflection: Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative (as an adjective); Adverbial (as an adverb)
Strong’s number: G5308 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
- 1 Enoch — 1:6
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judith — 7:4
- 1 Maccabees — 4:60
- Psalms — 17:34, 103:18, 137:6
- Proverbs — 10:21
- Job — 5:7, 22:12, 35:5
- Isaiah — 12:5, 14:13
- Jeremiah — 19:5
- Habakkuk — 3:19
- Romans — 11:20, 12:16
- 1 Timothy — 6:17
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 19:141
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 7:19, 7:20
- Deuteronomy — 3:5, 28:52
- 1 Samuel — 2:3
- 1 Kings — 13:33, 14:23, 15:14
- 2 Kings — 14:4, 15:35, 17:9, 18:4, 18:22, 21:3, 23:8
- 2 Chronicles — 14:3, 15:17, 17:6, 20:33, 21:11, 28:25, 31:1, 32:12, 33:3, 33:19, 34:4, 34:7
- Judith — 7:4
- 1 Maccabees — 4:60, 6:40
- Psalms — 17:34, 103:18, 137:6
- Psalms of Solomon — 11:5
- Odes — 3:3, 6:19
- Proverbs — 10:21
- Job — 5:7, 22:12, 35:5
- Isaiah — 12:5, 14:13
- Jeremiah — 19:5
- Ezekiel — 6:3, 6:6
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 8:3
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 8:3
- Habakkuk — 3:19
- Enoch — 1:6
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΨΗΛΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΗΛΩΝ — high, lofty, exalted, a high place, a lofty place
- ΥΨΗΛΑΙ — high, lofty, exalted, tall
- ΥΨΗΛΑΙΣ — high, lofty, exalted, a high, a lofty, an exalted
- ΥΨΗΛΑΣ — high, lofty, tall, exalted
- ΥΨΗΛΗ — high, lofty, exalted, a high (place), a lofty (place)
- ΥΨΗΛΗΝ — high, a high, lofty, a lofty, exalted, a exalted, tall, a tall
- ΥΨΗΛΗΣ — high, lofty, exalted, of high degree, of high estate, of high rank, of high position
- ΥΨΗΛΟ — high, lofty, exalted, tall, a high place, a high thing
- ΥΨΗΛΟΙ — high, lofty, exalted, tall, a high one, a lofty one
- ΥΨΗΛΟΙΣ — (to) high, (to) lofty, (to) exalted, (on) high places, (to) heights
- ΥΨΗΛΟΝ — high, lofty, exalted, tall, a high thing, a lofty thing
- ΥΨΗΛΟΣ — high, lofty, exalted, a high one, a lofty one
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΑΤΑ — most highly, highest, very high, exceedingly high
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΑΤΗ — highest, most high, very high, loftiest, most exalted
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΑΤΗΝ — highest, most high, very high, a highest
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΑΤΟΙΣ — (to) highest, (to) most high, (to) loftiest
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΑΤΟΝ — highest, a highest, most high, a most high, loftiest, a loftiest, most exalted, a most exalted
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΑΤΟΣ — highest, most high, tallest, most tall
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΑΤΟΥ — of the highest, of the most high, of the most exalted, of the loftiest
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΑΤΟΥΣ — highest, tallest, most high, most tall
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΑΤΩ — highest, a highest, most high, a most high, loftiest, a loftiest, (in) the highest, (in) the most high
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΕΡΟ — higher, taller, more exalted
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΕΡΟΙΣ — (to) higher, (to) loftier, (to) more exalted
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΕΡΟΝ — higher, taller, more high, more exalted, a higher thing
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΕΡΟΣ — higher, taller, more exalted, more eminent
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΕΡΩ — (to) higher, (to) loftier, a higher thing, a loftier thing
- ΥΨΗΛΟΤΕΡΩΝ — of higher, of loftier, of more exalted, of taller
- ΥΨΗΛΟΥ — of high, of lofty, of exalted, of tall, of high-minded, of proud
- ΥΨΗΛΟΥΣ — high, lofty, exalted, proud, a high one, a lofty one
- ΥΨΗΛΩ — (to) high, (to) lofty, (to) exalted, (to) a high place
- ΥΨΗΛΩΝ — of high, of lofty, of exalted, of tall
- ΥΨΥΛΟΤΕΡΑ — higher, taller, a higher one, a taller one
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