ὕψιστος,η,ον, Sup. without any Posit. in use: (ὕψι, ὑψοῦ):—
A. 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 .
2. 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 calledὝψισταιfrom 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 B. C.), SIG 1181 (Rhenea,ii B. C.), etc.
3. of things,στέφανος, κέρδος,
Pi. P. 1.100 , I. 1.51 ; κακῶν ὕψιστα
A. Pers. 331
, 807 ; ὕ. ἐν βροτοῖς φόβος
Id. Supp. 479
.