ὑπερυψόω
hyperypsóō · G5251 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to give exceptional honor
To regard a person as being exceptionally honored in view of high status
ExamplesPhilippians 2:9 For this reason also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- θεόςGod 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- δοξάζω doxázō · G1392 · to praise, to glorify, praise
- While δοξάζω focuses on bestowing glory/honor rather than spatial or positional elevation, it overlaps significantly with ὑπερυψόω in contexts where God exalts someone by conferring supreme honor and recognition. Both convey exceptional honor-giving, though ὑπερυψόω emphasizes the superlative degree of elevation.
- μεγαλύνω megalýnō · G3170 · to make big, to make large, to enlarge
- Shares the semantic field of exaltation and making someone great in status or honor. While μεγαλύνω emphasizes making great/magnificent, ὑπερυψόω emphasizes raising to the highest position, but both can describe God's act of elevating someone to supreme honor.
Contrasting words 1 word
- ταπεινόω tapeinóō · G5013 · to make low, to level off, to make level
- Classic lexical antonym: ὑπερυψόω means to elevate to the highest position, while ταπεινόω means to bring to a low position or humble. These represent opposite movements on the vertical axis of status and honor, frequently contrasted in biblical literature.
In the other Testament 2 words
- רוּם rûwm · H7311 · to be high, to become high, to mount up
- Standard Hebrew equivalent for the concept of exaltation/elevation; used both literally (physical height) and figuratively (honor, status). While ὑπερυψόω intensifies with the ὑπερ- prefix ('super-exalt'), רוּם in the Polel or Hiphil stem can express similar intensive elevation, particularly in contexts of God exalting someone to supreme honor.
- נָשָׂא nâsâʼ · H5375 · to become high, to be lifted up, to rise
- Common Hebrew verb for lifting/exalting, frequently used in contexts of honor and elevation of status. Though broader in semantic range than ὑπερυψόω, it serves as a viable translation equivalent in contexts where someone is raised to a position of supreme honor.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To give exceptional honor87.16
- Philippians 2:9 — “For this reason also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name.”
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ὑπερυψῶ: 1 aorist ὑπερυψωσα; (Ambrosesuperexalto); metaphorically, a. to exalt to the…
a. to exalt to the highest rank arid power, raise to supreme majesty: τινα, Phm 2:9; passive, Ps 96:9.
b. to extol most highly: Song of the Three etc. 28ff; Daniel 3:34 (Dan 4:34), Theod..
c. passive, to be lifted up with pride, exalted beyond measure; to carry oneself loftily: Psalm 36:35. (Ecclesiastical and Byzantine writings.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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