Strong's Greek · G5310
G5310 hýpsistos
ὕψιστος
hoop'-sis-tos
Highest
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hýpsistos appears 13 times in Scripture, including Matthew 21:9 and Mark 5:7. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
highest, i.e. (masculine singular) the Supreme (God), or (neuter plural) the heavens
In the King James Version
most high, highest
Derivation
superlative from the base of G5311 (ὕψος);
Appears 13 times in Scripture
““Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!””
“He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,”
“When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!””
“And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!””
“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.”
“The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.”
“The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!””
“This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!””
“And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,”
““Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
