Strong’s G5311 · Greek

ὕψος
hýpsos

Definition

elevation, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, (specially), the sky, or (figuratively) dignity

Etymology

from a derivative of G5228 (ὑπέρ);

Word family

How the KJV renders it

  • be exalted
  • height
  • (on) high

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.