Quick Definition
ὕψος, ους, τό n.n. height, heaven
Strong's Definition
from a derivative of 5228; elevation, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, (specially), the sky, or (figuratively) dignity
KJV Usage: be exalted, height, (on) high
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ους | ὑψόω
81.3 · Spacial Dimensions · High, Low, Deep
height the measurement of height In EPH 3:18 the four different dimensions of space are used figuratively in the sense of ‘that which is all-encompassing.’
1.13 · Geographical Objects and Features · Regions Above the Earth
high, world above, sky, heaven, on high a location above the earth and associated with supernatural events or beings In LUK 24:49 ὕψος refers to heaven as a type of substitute reference for God, and in many languages it is advisable to translate ‘until the power from God comes down on you.’ In EPH 4:8 the phrase ἀναβὰς εἰς ὕψος may be rendered literally as ‘when he went up to the heights,’ but it is preferable in a number of languages to translate ‘when he went up to heaven,’ for a literal rendering of ‘heights’ might imply only a high building or a mountain.
In contexts in which these expressions refer clearly to ‘heaven’ or ‘the sky,’ it is better to use terms meaning ‘heaven’ or ‘sky’ rather than terms meaning ‘height’ or ‘that which is high.’
87.19 · Status · High Status or Rank [including persons of high status]
high position, high rank, prominence a position of high status
14.42 · Physical Events and States · Light
Collocation: ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους
the dawn from on high (an idiom, literally: dawning from on high) the bright dawn of salvation (or possibly to be understood as a title for the Messiah) The expression ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους occurs in a highly poetic liturgical passage in Luke 1, and many translators have preferred to retain the more or less literal rendering. Others, however, have interpreted this as the dawning of salvation and have therefore translated ἐπισκέψεται ἡμᾶς ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους as ‘salvation will dawn upon us from heaven’ or ‘from heaven salvation will come to us as the dawn does.’ If one wishes to employ ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους as simply a title for the Messiah, one can translate ‘the Messiah will come to us,’ but it is normally better to preserve the figurative expression and relate it to the coming of the Messiah as ‘the Messiah will come to us even as the dawn does from on high.’ One may also treat the problem of interpretation in a footnote.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὕψος, τους, τό, fr. Aeschyl. and Hdt. down, Sept. for DIN, Dp, 732, ete., height: prop. of measure, Eph. iii. 18; Rev. xxi. 16; of place, heaven [A.V. on high], Eph. iv. 8 (fr. Ps. xvii. (Ixviii.) 19); Lk. 1. 78; xxiv. 49; metaph. rank, high station: Jas.i. 9 (Job v.11; 1 Mace. 1, 40; x. 24; ὕψος ἀρετῆς, Plut. Popl. 6).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὕψος hypsos 6x
height, Eph. 3:18; Rev. 21:16; met. exaltation, dignity, eminence, Jas. 1:9; from the Hebrew, the height of heaven, Lk. 1:78; 24:49; Eph. 4:8*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὕψος, -ους, τό
[in LXX for קוֹמָה, מָרוֹם, etc. ;]
height: Eph 3:18 Ja 1:9, Re 21:16; of heaven (EV, on high), ἐξ ὕ., Lk 1:78 24:49; εἰς ὕ., Eph 4:8 (LXX)†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὕψος, “height”: P Tebt I. 5:05 (Β.Ὁ: 118) τὰ ἱερὰ ἀνοικοδομεῖν ἕως ὕψους π(ηχῶν) i, “rebuild the temples to the height of τὸ cubits,” CPR I. $89 (iii/A.D.) ἀπὸ ἐδάφους μέχ[ρ]ι παντὸς ὕψους, P Oxy XII. 140916 (a.D. 278) ὥστε ἐπενεχθῆναι eis τὸ τεταγμένον ὕψος τε καὶ πλάτος τὰ χώματα, ““50 that the dykes are raised to the ordained height and breadth” (Edd.), and Sy/ 537 (=°969)48 (B.C. 347-6) ὕψος ἐννέα παλαστῶν ἐκ τοῦ ὑψηλοτέρου.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὕψος (hupsos) — height. ὕψος, εος, τό, (ὕψι) height, ὕψος κρεῖσσον ἐκπηδήματος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὕ. ἔχειν, λαμβάνειν, rise some height, [Refs 5th c.BC+] in height, opposed to μῆκος, εὖρος, πλάτος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so ἐς ὕψος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. metaphorically, summit, crown, ὕ. ἀμαθίας [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. sublimity, grandeur, τῶν λόγων [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
