Highest
Highest
hest (, elyon; , hupsistos): The translation of elyon, used frequently of God and commonly translated Most High (Psa 18:13, The Highest gave his voice, the Revised Version (British and American) Most High; Psa 87:5, the highest himself, the Revised Version (British and American) Most High; Eze 41:7, the lowest (chamber) to the highest); of cammereth, the foliage of a tree (as if the wool or hair of trees), the highest branch (Eze 17:3, Eze 17:12, the Revised Version (British and American) top, lofty top); of ro’sh, head, top (Pro 8:26, the highest part of the dust of the world, the King James Version margin the chief part, the Revised Version (British and American) the beginning of, margin sum); gappe marom, on the ridges of the heights (Pro 9:3, the highest places of the city); ghabhoah meal gabhoah, literally, one high (powerful) who is above the high (oppressor), is translated he that is higher than the highest (Ecc 5:8), the Revised Version (British and American) one higher than the high (regardeth). In the New Testament, hupsistos (like elyon) is used of God (Luk 1:32, the Son of the Highest, Luk 1:35, the power of the Highest, Luk 1:76, the prophet of the Highest; Luk 6:35, the children of the Highest, in these places the Revised Version (British and American) has Most High); we have also Hosanna in the highest (Mat 21:9; Mar 11:10; see HOSANNA), Glory to God in the highest (Luk 2:14), Glory in the highest (Luk 19:38); protoklisa, the first reclining-place (at table), the chief place at meals, the middle place in each couch of the triclinium (Robinson), is rendered (Luk 14:8), the highest room, the Revised Version (British and American) chief seat; room was introduced by Tyndale; Wycliff had the first place; protokathedra (protos, first, kathedra, seat), the first or chief seat, is rendered (Luk 20:46) the highest seats, the Revised Version (British and American) chief seats Wycliff the first chairs.
The Highest as a term for God appears (2 Esdras 4:11, 34, the Revised Version (British and American) Most High; The Wisdom of Solomon 6:3, hupsistos; Ecclesiasticus 28:7, the Revised Version (British and American) Most High). See also GOD, NAMES OF.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Highest
is used in the plural in the phrase “in the highest,” i.e., in the “highest” regions, the abode of God, Mat 21:19; Mar 11:10; Luke omits the article, Luk 2:14; Luk 19:38.; for use as a title of God, see HIGH, A, No. 2.