ὕψιστα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From substantive use of adjective ῠ̔́ψῐστον (hŭ́psĭston, “highest, most high”), from the superlative of the adverb ῠ̔́ψῐ (hŭ́psĭ, “on high”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hýp.sis.ta/ → /ˈyp.sis.ta/ → /ˈip.sis.ta/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hýp.sis.ta/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)yp.sis.ta/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈyp.sis.ta/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈyp.sis.ta/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈip.sis.ta/

Noun

ῠ̔́ψῐστᾰ • (hŭ́psĭstă) n (genitive ῠ̔ψῐ́στων); second declension (Koine)

1. (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

Second declension of τᾰ̀ ῠ̔́ψῐστᾰ; τῶν ῠ̔ψῐ́στων (Koine)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ ῠ̔́ψῐστᾰ tằ hŭ́psĭstă
Genitive	τῶν ῠ̔ψῐ́στων tôn hŭpsĭ́stōn
Dative	τοῖς ῠ̔ψῐ́στοις toîs hŭpsĭ́stois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ ῠ̔́ψῐστᾰ tằ hŭ́psĭstă
Vocative	ῠ̔́ψῐστᾰ hŭ́psĭstă

Adjective

ῠ̔́ψῐστᾰ • (hŭ́psĭstă)

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ῠ̔́ψῐστος (hŭ́psĭstos, “highest, loftiest; most high”)