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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From substantive use of adjective ῠ̔́ψῐστον (húpsiston, “highest, most high”), from the superlative of the adverb ῠ̔́ψῐ (húpsi, “on high”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hýp.sis.ta/ → /ˈyp.sis.ta/ → /ˈip.sis.ta/
Noun
ῠ̔́ψῐστᾰ • (húpsista) n (genitive ῠ̔ψῐ́στων); second declension (Koine)
- (biblical, figurative, poetic) the highest, the most high, the heavens
The Gospel of Luke (
Novum Testamentum Graece)
2:13–14, (
Nota Bene: Textus Receptus reads ...ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία. King James Version: ...good will toward men.):
- καὶ ἐξαίφνης ἐγένετο σὺν τῷ ἀγγέλῳ πλῆθος στρατιᾶς οὐρανίου αἰνούντων τὸν Θεὸν καὶ λεγόντων· Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκίας.
- kaì exaíphnēs egéneto sùn tôi angélōi plêthos stratiâs ouraníou ainoúntōn tòn Theòn kaì legóntōn; Dóxa en hupsístois Theôi kaì epì gês eirḗnē en anthrṓpois eudokías.
- And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying: Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace to men of good will.
Inflection
Adjective
ῠ̔́ψῐστᾰ • (húpsista)
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ῠ̔́ψῐστος (húpsistos, “highest, loftiest; most high”)