ὕψωμα

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ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

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Full diacritics: ὕψωμα Medium diacritics: ὕψωμα Low diacritics: ύψωμα Capitals: ΥΨΩΜΑ
Transliteration A: hýpsōma Transliteration B: hypsōma Transliteration C: ypsoma Beta Code: u(/ywma

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό,

   A elevation, height, οὐ χθὼν οὐρανίοις ὑψώμασι [φθονέει] Ps.-Phoc.73; ὕ. τοῦ ἀέρος Ph.2.408; τὸ ὕ. τῆς ῥινός the bridge of the nose, Gal.18(1).796,806.    2 Astrol., exaltation of a heavenly body, opp. ταπείνωμα, Plu.2.149a, 782d, S.E.M.5.33, Ptol.Tetr. 37.    II metaph., exaltation, Vett.Val.92.29.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ὕψωμα: τό, ὡς καὶ νῦν, οὐ χθὼν οὐρανίοις ὑψώμασι [φθονέει] Ψευδοφωκυλ. 67· ὕ. τοῦ ἀέρος Φίλων 2. 408· ὑψώματα βουνῶν Χρησ. Σιβ. 8. 234. 2) ὕψωμα ἀστέρος ἐν τῷ ὁρίζοντι, ἐν ἀντιθέσει πρὸς τὸ ταπείνωμα, Πλούτ. 2. 149Α (ἔνθα ἴδε Wyttenb.), 782D, Σέξτ. Ἐμπ. Μ. 5. 33. ΙΙ. μεταφορ., ἔπαρσις, τὸ τῆς ἀλαζονείας σαθρότατον ὕψωμα Πέτρ. Σικ. Ἱστ. Μανιχ. σ. 6, 4, Gleseler.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ατος (τό) :
position élevée ; ὕψωμα μέγιστον PLUT point culminant.
Étymologie: ὑψόω.

English (Strong)

from ὑψόω; an elevated place or thing, i.e. (abstractly) altitude, or (by implication) a barrier (figuratively): height, high thing.

English (Thayer)

ὑψωματος, τό (ὑψόω), thing elevated, height: properly, of space, opposed to βάθος, τοῦ ἀέρος, Philo de praem. et poen. § 1; ὅταν ὕψωμα λάβῃ μέγιστον ὁ ἥλιος, Plutarch, mor., p. 782d.); specifically, elevated structure, i. e. barrier, rampart, bulwark: Sept. (in Numbers 18:24 ff).