What does ὕψωμα · βάθος mean in the Bible?
e. (abstractly) altitude, or (by implication) a barrier (figuratively)".
Greek · G5313, G899
ὕψωμα οὔτε βάθος
Height · depth
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ὕψωμα G5313 height
Pronunciation hýpsōma
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βάθος G899 depth
Pronunciation báthos
Depth used metaphorically for God's inscrutable wisdom, riches, and the spiritual poverty of believers.
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What does ὕψωμα οὔτε βάθος (hypsōma oute bathos) mean in the Bible?
ὕψωμα · βάθος is a Greek phrase meaning "an elevated place or thing, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, or (by implication) a barrier (figuratively)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5313, G899?
G5313, G899 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. an elevated place or thing, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, or (by implication) a barrier (figuratively)
Source Gloss
an elevated place or thing, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, or (by implication) a barrier (figuratively)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (2)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Rom 8:39 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter 2 Cor 10:5 1×
Word Origins
ὕψωμα οὔτε βάθος is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain