Quick Definition
ὑψόω v. I lift up, exalt
Strong's Definition
from 5311; to elevate (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: exalt, lift up
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ὑπερυψόω · ὑψηλός · ὑψηλοφρονέω · ὕψιστος · ὕψωμα
81.5 · Spacial Dimensions · High, Low, Deep
to raise up, to lift up to cause something to become high
87.20 · Status · High Status or Rank [including persons of high status]
to give high position to, to exalt to cause someone to have high status
MAT 11:23 · MAT 23:12 · MAT 23:12 · LUK 1:52 · LUK 10:15 · LUK 14:11 · LUK 14:11 · LUK 18:14 · LUK 18:14 · ACT 2:33 · ACT 5:31 · ACT 13:17 · 2CO 11:7 · JAS 4:10 · 1PE 5:6
1 JHN 3:14 · JHN 3:14 The focus of meaning of ὑψόω in JHN 3:14 JHN 3:14 is on the final position and not on the movement itself.
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὑψόω hypsoō 20x
to raise aloft, lift up, Jn. 3:14; 8:28; met. to elevate in condition, uplift, exalt, Mt. 11:23; 23:12; Lk. 1:52
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὑψόω, -ῶ
(< ὕψος), [in LXX chiefly for רוּם, also for גָּבַהּ, נָשָׂא, etc. ;]
to lift or raise up: c. acc, Jo 3:14 8:28 12:32, 34; ἕως τ. οὐρανοῦ, fig., pass., Mt 11:23, Lk 10:15. Metaph., to exalt, uplift: Ac 2:33 5:31, II Co 11:7, Ja 4:10, I Pe 5:6; opp. to ταπεινῶ, Lk 1:52; ἑαυτόν, Mt 23:12, Lk 4:11 18:14 (cf. ὑπερ-υψόω).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὑψόω, “lift,” “raise up”: P Leid W*! (ji/iii a.p.) (=IIp. 115) κατὰ πρόσθεσιν τῶν φωτῶν ὑψωθέντων, 7).xi 49 (= p. 123) τοῦ δὲ φανέντος ἐκύρτανεν ἡ γῆ καὶ ὑψώθη πολλοι (2. πολλοῦ), “᾿ hoc autem (dracone) apparente curvavit se terra et elevata est multum”’ (Ed.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὑψόω (hupsoō) — to lift up. ὑψόω, lift high, raise up, [Refs 6th c.AD+]:—middle, τάφον ὑψώσαντο [Refs 7th c.BC+]:—passive, μάκελλος ἐκ θεμελίων ὑψοῦτο [Refs 1st c.BC+]
II. metaphorically, elevate, exalt, opposed to ταπεινόω, [LXX+2nd c.BC+]; πονοῦντα τὸν ἴδιον ὑψῶσαι βίον [[Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, to be exalted, μὴ ὑψωθῇς τῇ καρδίᾳ [LXX+1st c.AD+]; ἐκ ποδὸς ὑψεύμενοι, of suddenly exalted persons, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. represent in the 'grand manner', [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
II.3. passive, Astron., of planets, mount to the north of the ecliptic, Theo Sm.p.135 H.
II.4. passive, Astrology texts, of planets, attain exaltation, i.e. maximum appotelesmatic efficacy, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]