ὑψόωhypsóō
to elevate (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G5312
Meanings
to lift or raise up: with acc, John 3:14, John 8:28, John 12:32, John 12:34; ἕως τ. οὐρανοῦ, figuratively, passive, Matthew 11:23, Luke 10:15. Metaph., to exalt, uplift: Acts 2:33, Acts 5:31, 2 Corinthians 11:7, James 4:10, 1 Peter 5:6; opposed to ταπεινῶ, Luke 1:52; ἑαυτόν, Matthew 23:12, Luke 4:11, Luke 18:14 (cf. ὑπερ-υψόω).
Same root
- ὕψοςhýpsos · G5311elevation, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, (specially), the sky, or (figuratively) dignity
- ὕψωμαhýpsōma · G5313an elevated place or thing, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, or (by implication) a barrier (figuratively)
- ὑπερυψόωhyperypsóō · G5251to elevate above others, i.e. raise to the highest position
Where it appears
Appears 20 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 11:23 “And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today.
- Matthew 23:12 But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
- Luke 1:52 He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble.
- Luke 10:15 And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead.”
- Luke 14:11 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
- Luke 18:14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.