ὕψος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὕψι "aloft", probably related to ὑπέρ "above"

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /hýpʰsos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /hýpʰsos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ýɸsos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ýpsos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ípsos/

Noun

ὕψος (genitive ὕψεος or ὕψους); n, third declension; (hupsos)

1. height
2. the top, summit
3. high position: grandeur
4. pride

Inflection

Third declension of ὕψος, ὕψεος (uncontracted)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ὕψος	τὼ ὕψεε	τὰ ὕψεᾰ
Genitive	τοῦ ὕψεος	τοῖν ὑψέοιν	τῶν ὑψέων
Dative	τῷ ὕψεϊ	τοῖν ὑψέοιν	τοῖς ὕψεσσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τὸ ὕψος	τὼ ὕψεε	τὰ ὕψεᾰ
Vocative	ὕψος	ὕψεε	ὕψεᾰ

Third declension of ὕψος, ὕψους (contracted)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ὕψος	τὼ ὕψει	τὰ ὕψη
Genitive	τοῦ ὕψους	τοῖν ὑψοῖν	τῶν ὑψῶν
Dative	τῷ ὕψει	τοῖν ὑψοῖν	τοῖς ὕψεσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τὸ ὕψος	τὼ ὕψει	τὰ ὕψη
Vocative	ὕψος	ὕψει	ὕψη

Descendants

• English: hyps-, hypsi-, hypso-

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G5311