ὑψόω

hypsoo

lift high, raise up

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑψόω, A. lift high, raise up, Batr. 81, APl. 16.41 (Agath.):—Med., τάφον ὑψώσαντο AP 7.55 (Alc.):—Pass., μάκελλος ἐκ θεμελίων ὑψοῦτο IG 5(2).268.45 (Mantinea, i B. C.). II. metaph., elevate, exalt, opp. ταπεινόω, LXX Ex. 15.2, al., Plb. 5.26.12, Ev.Matt. 23.12, al.; πονοῦντα τὸν ἴδιον ὑψῶσαι βίον [Men.] ap. Clem.Al. Strom. 5.14.120:—Pass., to be exalted, μὴ ὑψωθῇς τῇ καρδίᾳ LXX De. 8.14; τὰ χθαμαλὰ ὑψοῦται Plu. 2.103e; ὑ. κάλλεϊ AP 5.91 (Rufin.); ἐκ ποδὸς ὑψεύμενοι, of suddenly exalted persons, Hp. Praec. 7. 2. represent in the ‘grand manner’, Longin. 14.1. 3. Pass., Astron., of planets, mount to the north of the ecliptic, Theo Sm.p.135 H. 4. Pass., Astrol., of planets, attain exaltation, i.e. maximum appotelesmatic efficacy, Vett.Val. 140.7.
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