η, ον, très haut, très élevé, au pr. ESCHL. Pr. 720 ; SOPH. Tr. 1191, etc. ; ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, NT. Matth. 21, 9 ; Luc. 2, 24, au plus haut des cieux ; fig. ὕ. Ζεύς, PD. N. 1, 90 ; 11, 2 ; ESCHL. Eum. 28 ; cf. SOPH. Ph. 1289, Zeus, le dieu suprême ; κακῶν ὕψιστα, ESCHL. Pers. 331, 807, les plus grands des maux.

Étym. sup. de ὕψι.

η, ον, Sup. without any Posit. in use; (< ὕψι, ὑψοῦ) : — highest, loftiest, of places, A. Pr. 720, A.R. 2.1026, etc. ; ἐν τοῖς ὑ., i.e. in heaven above, Ev. Matt. 21.9, Ev. Luc. 2.14. of Zeus, highest, Pi. N. 1.60, 11.2, A. Eu. 28; Ζηνὸς ὕψιστον σέβας S. Ph. 1289; one of the gates of Thebes was called Ὕψισται from his temple there, Paus. 9.8.5; of Jahweh. ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕ. LXX Ge. 14.18, cf. De. 32.8, OGI 96.7 (Egypt, ii BC), SIG 1181 (Rhenea, ii BC), etc. of things, στέφανος, κέρδος, Pi. P. 1.100, I. 1.51; κακῶν ὕψιστα A. Pers. 331, 807; ὕ. ἐν βροτοῖς φόβος Id. Supp. 479.

superl. vom adv. ὕψι, höchster ; τὸν Οἴτης Ζηὸς ὕψιστον πάγον Soph. Trach. 1181 ; Ζεύς Pind. N. 11.2, wie Aesch. Eum. 28 ; vgl. Soph. Phil. 1273 ; κέρδος Pind. I. 1.51 ; στέφανος P. 1.100 ; äußerster, κακῶν ὕψιστα δὴ κλύω τάδε Aesch. Pers. 323, vgl. 793.

ὕψιστος, -η, -ον superlat., without positive in use, in cl. chiefly poët. (Æsch., Soph., al.),
[in LXX chiefly for עֶלְיוֹן, also for מָרוֹם, etc. ;]
highest, most high: of place, τὰ ὕ. (of the heavens), Mat.21:9, Mrk.11:10, Luk.2:14 19:38 (cf. Joshua 16:19, Isa.57:15); of God (in cl., of Zeus; Pind., Æsch., al.), ὕ., Luk.1:32, 35 1:76 6:35 (as freq. in Sir.4:10, al.); ὁ ὕ., Act.7:48; ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕ., Mrk.5:7, Luk.8:28, Act.16:17, Heb.7:1 (cf. Gen.14:18).†
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