ὕψιστος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Superlative of the adverb ῠ̔́ψῐ (húpsi, on high).

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Adjective

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ῠ̔́ψῐστος (húpsistosm (feminine ῠ̔ψῐ́στη, neuter ῠ̔́ψῐστον); first/second declension

  1. highest, loftiest
  2. (Koine, biblical, figurative, poetic, in the plural) highest, loftiest, most high; in heaven above; most heavenly
    • The Gospel of Luke (Novum Testamentum Graece) 2:13–14, (Nota Bene: Textus Receptus reads ...ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία. King James Version: ...good will toward men.):
      καὶ ἐξαίφνης ἐγένετο σὺν τῷ ἀγγέλῳ πλῆθος στρατιᾶς οὐρανίου αἰνούντων τὸν Θεὸν καὶ λεγόντων· Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκίας.
      kaì exaíphnēs egéneto sùn tôi angélōi plêthos stratiâs ouraníou ainoúntōn tòn Theòn kaì legóntōn; Dóxa en hupsístois Theôi kaì epì gês eirḗnē en anthrṓpois eudokías.
      And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying: Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace to men of good will.
See also: ὕψιστα

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