Strong's Greek · G5312

ὑψόω

hypsóō

exalt, lift up

Definition

to elevate (literally or figuratively)

Derivation

from G5311 (ὕψος);

Appears 20 times in Scripture

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

John 3:14

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

Luke 1:52

He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.

Matthew 23:12

For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

John 12:32

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”

John 8:28

So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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