ὕψιστος, ὑψιστη, ὕψιστον (superlative; from ὕψι on high), in Greek writings mostly poetic, highest, most high; a. of place: neuter τά ὑψιστα (the Sept. for ξΐψεξΔιν), the highest regions, i. e. heaven (see ὑψηλός, a.), Mat_21:9; Mar_11:10; Luk_2:14; Luk_19:38, (Job_16:19; Isa_57:15). b. of rank: of God, ὁ Θεός ὁ ὕψιστος, the most high God, Mar_5:7; Luk_8:28; Act_16:17; Heb_7:1; (Gen_14:18; Philo de leg. ad Gaium § 23); and simply ὁ ὕψιστος, the Most High, Act_7:48; mid without the article (cf. Buttmann, § 124, 8 b. note; (WH. Introductory § 416)), Luk_1:32; Luk_1:35; Luk_1:76; Luk_6:35, and very often in Sir.; (Hebrew ΰΖμΐιεο, ςΖμΐιεο ΰΕμ, ςΖμΐιεο ΰΑμΙδΔιν, ςΖμιεο ιΐδεΘδ; Ζεύς ὕψιστος, Pindar Nem. 1, 90; 11, 2 ; Aeschylus Eum. 28).

ὕψιστος hypsistos 13x highest, loftiest, most elevated; τὰ ὕψιστα , from the Hebrew, the highest heaven, Mat_21:9 ; Mar_11:10 ; met. ὁ ὕψιστος , the Most High, Mar_5:7 high; most high.

ὕψιστος , -η , -ον , superlat., without positive in use, in cl . chiefly poλt. (Ζsch ., Soph ., al. ), [in LXX chiefly for H5945 , also for H4791 , etc.;] highest, most high: of place, τὰ ὕ . (of the heavens), Mat_21:9 , Mar_11:10 , Luk_2:14 ; Luk_19:38 ( cf. Joshua 16:19, Isa_57:15 ); of God (in cl ., of Zeus; Pind ., Ζsch ., al. ), ὕ ., Luk_1:32 ; Luk_1:35 ; Luk_1:76 ; Luk_6:35 (as freq . in Sir_4:10 , al. ); ὁ ὕ ., Act_7:48 ; ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕ ., Mar_5:7 , Luk_8:28 , Act_16:17 , Heb_7:1 ( cf. Gen_14:18 ).†

ὕψιστος [page 662] For this distinctively Jeieish title of the most high God, we may cite from the inscrr. OGIS 96 .7 (iii/ii B.C.) οἱ ἐν Ἀθρίβει Ἰουδαῖοι τὴν προσευχὴν θεῷ Ὑψίστῳ , Archiv v. p. 163, No. 10 .2 (B.C. 29) Θεῶι μεγάλω <ι > μεγάλω <ι > ὑψίστω <ι >, where Rubensohn thinks that the reference is again to Jehovah, JHS xxii. (1902), p. 124, No. 58 .3 ἦεν ἐν ἀνθρώποις ἱερεὺς θεοῦ ὑψίστου , and C. and B. ii. p. 652, No. 563 ἐὰν δέ τις ἕτερον σῶμα εἰσενέγκῃ ἔσ ]ται αὐτῷ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν τὸν ὕψιστον (see the editor s note). Other references will be found in Herwerden Lex. s.v. The Christian use of the word appears in the following exx. selected from Ghedini s Letters Christians P Lips I. 111 .3 (iv/A.D.) πρὸ μὲν [πά ]ντων εὔχομαι τῷ ὑψίστῳ θε [ῷ ] περὶ τῆς σῆς ὑγίας , P Lond 1244 .3 (iv/A.D.) (=III. p. 244) π ]ροσαγορεύω νυκτὸς [κ ]αὶ ἡμέραις τῷ ὑψίστῳ θεῷ , and P Iand I. 14 .3 (iv/A.D.) πρὸ μ [ὲν ] πάντων [εὔ ]χομαι τῷ ἐν ὑψίσ [τ ]ῳ θεῷ (cf. Luk_2:14 ). See also the magical P Lond 46 .46 (1v/A.D.) (= I. p. 66) διατήρησόν με καὶ τὸν παῖδα τοῦτον ἀπημάντους ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ ὑψίστου θεοῦ . the Pagan prayer for vengeance in Preisigke 1323 (ii/A.D.) Θεῷ ὑψίστῳ καὶ πάντων ἐπόπτῃ καὶ Ἡλίῳ καὶ Νεμέσεσι αἴρει Ἀρσεινόη ἄωρος τὰς χεῖρας , and OGIS 755, 756, two stones from a sanctuary at Miletus τοῦ ἁγιωτάτου Θεοῦ Ὑψίστου , which were afterwards built into a Christian church in the beginning of the Byzantine age.

ὕψιστος ὕψιστος, η, ον [Etym: Sup. without any Posit. in use] [Etym: ὕψι] "highest, loftiest", Aesch. , Soph. , etc.; ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, i. e. in heaven above, NTest.

ὕψιστος, -η, -ον superlat., without positive in use, in cl. chiefly poët. (Æsch., Soph., al.), [in LXX chiefly for עֶלְיוֹן, also for מָרוֹם, etc. ;] highest, most high: of place, τὰ ὕ. (of the heavens), Mat.21:9, Mrk.11:10, Luk.2:14 19:38 (cf. Joshua 16:19, Isa.57:15); of God (in cl., of Zeus; Pind., Æsch., al.), ὕ., Luk.1:32, 35 1:76 6:35 (as frequently in Sir.4:10, al.); ὁ ὕ., Act.7:48; ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕ., Mrk.5:7, Luk.8:28, Act.16:17, Heb.7:1 (cf. Gen.14:18).† (AS)