Word

ὑψόω

hypsóō · G5312 · Greek · 20 occurrences

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Meanings

to raise up, to lift up

To cause something to become high

Examples
John 3:14 “And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
John 8:28 So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am, and I do nothing on My own, but I say these things as the Father instructed Me.
John 12:32 “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to Myself.”
to give high position to, to exalt

To cause someone to have high status

Examples
Matthew 11:23 “And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that occurred in you had occurred in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
Matthew 23:12 “Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
Luke 1:52 “He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And has exalted those who were humble.

How it’s used In 5 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

20 occurrences in 10 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 4
σύyou 3
ταπεινόωto make low 3
Not stated (participle) 3
Other words · 6 groups that occur once or twice (7) 7

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

10 occurrences in 7 groups

ἑαυτοῦhimself, herself, itself 3
σύyou 2
λαόςpeople 1
οὗτοςthis 1
ὄφιςsnake 1
ταπεινόςdejected 1

Second objectAs in “call him Lord”

1 occurrences in 2 groups

σωτήρsavior, deliverer 1
ἀρχηγόςinitiator 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

6 occurrences in 5 groups

ἕωςuntil, to, as far as+ οὐρανόςheaven, sky 2
ἐκfrom+ γῆearth 1
ἐνin+ ἔρημοςwilderness, desert, deserted 1
ἐνin+ καιρόςtime, occasion, period of time 1
ἐνin+ παροικίαtime of residence 1

What it doesIt is the subject

5 occurrences in 2 groups

ταπεινόωto make low 3
δέωto bind, to tie 2

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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In the other Testament 4 words

רוּם rûwm · H7311 · to be high, to become high, to mount up: The Greek ὑψόω and Hebrew רוּם share the core semantic of elevation/lifting up, both used literally (physically raising) and figuratively (exalting in status or honor), making them direct cross-linguistic equivalents for the concept of elevation in both spatial and metaphorical registers.
גָּבַהּ gâbahh · H1361 · to be tall, to be high, to make high: Hebrew verb for physical and figurative elevation, including self-exaltation and pride, directly parallel to Greek ὑψόω's dual literal/figurative elevation semantics across LXX translation contexts.
גָּדַל gâdal · H1431 · to be large, to grow large, to cause to grow: Greek ὑψόω specifically denotes elevation (literal raising up or figurative exaltation), while Hebrew גָּדַל broadly encompasses growth, increase, and magnification across physical, social, and abstract domains; they converge in contexts of exaltation and making great/high, but גָּדַל's semantic range extends to developmental and quantitative increase beyond ὑψόω's core elevation sense.
שָׂגַב sâgab · H7682 · high, to raise up against, to stir up against: Greek ὑψόω specifically denotes the act of elevating or lifting up (both physically and metaphorically in status/honor), while Hebrew שָׂגַב emphasizes the resultant state of being set on high, made safe, or inaccessibly lofty; both share the core semantic domain of elevation but differ in aspectual focus (act of raising versus established height/security).

Semantic domains 2 entries

To raise up, to lift up81.5: John 3:14 has Jesus say, “just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up”.
To give high position to, to exalt87.20: Luke 1:52 praises God who “has brought down rulers from their thrones, and has exalted those who were humble”.

Word family 7 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ὕψος hýpsos · G5311 · height, high, world above · 6×ὑψόωhypsóō · G5312ὕψιστος hýpsistos · G5310 · high, world above, sky · 13×ὑψηλός hypsēlós · G5308 · high, tall, world above · 11×ὕψωμα hýpsōma · G5313 · high, world above, sky · 2×ὑπερυψόω hyperypsóō · G5251 · to give exceptional honor · 1×ὑψηλοφρονέω hypsēlophronéō · G5309 · to be haughty, to be arrogant · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ὑψῶ; future ὑψώσω; 1 aorist ὕψωσα; passive, 1 aorist ὑψωθην; 1 future ὑψωθήσομαι; (ὕψος);…

ὑψῶ; future ὑψώσω; 1 aorist ὕψωσα; passive, 1 aorist ὑψωθην; 1 future ὑψωθήσομαι; (ὕψος); (Batr. 81; Hippocrates, others); the Sept. very often for רוּם, also for גָּבַהּ, נָשָׂא, גָּדַל, etc.; to lift up on high, to exalt, (Vulg.exalto): τινα or τί, properly, of place, Jn 3:14{a}; used of the elevation of Jesus on the cross, Jn 3:14{b}; Jn 8:28; ; with ἐκ τῆς γῆς added, to remove from (literally, out of) the earth by crucifixion (ὑψοῦν τινα followed by ἐκ, Ps 9:14), Jn 12:32 (the Evangelist himself interprets the word of the lifting up upon the cross, but a careful comparison of Jn 8:28 and Jn 12:32 renders it probable that Jesus spoke of the heavenly exaltation which he was to attain by the crucifixion (cf. Jn 12:23ff, Jn 13:31ff, Lk 24:26), and employed the Aramaic word רוּם, the ambiguity of which allowed it to be understood of the crucifixion; cf. Bleek, Beiträge zur Evangelienkritik, p. 231f; (the 'lifting up' includes death and the victory over death; the passion itself is regarded as a glorification; cf. Westcott at the passage)); τινα ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ (opposed to καταβιβάζειν (or καταβαίνειν ἕως ᾅδου), metaphorically, to raise to the very summit of opulence and prosperity, passive, Mt 11:23; Lk 10:15 (others understood exaltation in privilege as referred to in these passages (see Mt 11:21)); simply τινα, to exalt, to raise to dignity, honor, and happiness: Lk 1:52 (where opposed to ταπεινῷ); Acts 13:17; to that state of mind which ought to characterize a Christian, 2 Cor 11:7; to raise the spirits by the blessings of salvation, Jas 4:10; 1 Pet 5:6; ἐμαυτόν, to exalt oneself (with haughtiness and empty pride) (opposed to ταπεινῷ), Mt 23:12; Lk 14:11; Lk 18:14; — in these same passages ὑψωθήσεται occurs, he shall be raised to honor. By a union of the literal and the tropical senses God is said ὑψῶσαι Christ τῇ δεξιά αὐτοῦ, Acts 5:31; passive, Acts 2:33; the dative in this phrase, judged according to Greek usage, hardly bears any other meaning than with (by means of) his right hand (his power) (R. V. text); but the context forbids it to denote anything except at (to) the right hand of God (so R. V. marginal reading); hence, the opinion of those has great probability who regard Peter's phrase as formed on the model of the Aramaean לְיָמִין; cf. Bleek, Einl. in das N. T. edition 1, p. 346 (but see Winer's Grammar, 214 (201), 215 (202); Meyer at the passage Compare: ὑπερυψόω.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

High, Low, Deep5 occurrences High Status or Rank [including persons of high status]15 occurrences

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