Word study · Greek
hypsoō
to lift up, to exalt
Say it: hoop-SO-oh (approximate)
ὑψόω
What it means
To raise high. John uses it with a deliberate double meaning: Jesus will be "lifted up" on the cross (3:14, 8:28, 12:32-34) and thereby exalted. Elsewhere in the New Testament it means to exalt or honor, as in "whoever humbles himself will be exalted."
Range of meaning
- Lift upRaise physically.
- ExaltRaise to honor.
In John
- Chapter 3
"The Son of Man must be lifted up" (3:14).
- Chapter 12
"If I am lifted up from the earth" (12:32-34).
Every verse (4)
Verses where G5312 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources