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hı̄´est (עליון, ‛elyoÌ„n; Ï…Ì”Ìψιστος, huÌpsistos): The translation of ‛elyoÌ„n, used frequently of God and commonly translated “Most High†(, “The Highest gave his voice,†the Revised Version (British and American) “Most Highâ€; , “the highest himself,†the Revised Version (British and American) “Most Highâ€; , “the lowest (chamber) to the highestâ€); of cammereth, the foliage of a tree (as if the wool or hair of trees), “the highest branch†(, , the Revised Version (British and American) “top,†“lofty topâ€); of roÌ„'sh, “head,†“top†(, “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 “sumâ€); gappeÌ„ maÌ„roÌ„m, “on the ridges of the heights†(, “the highest places of the cityâ€); ghaÌ„bhoÌ„ah mē‛al gaÌ„bhoÌ„ah, literally, “one high (powerful) who is above the high (oppressor),†is translated “he that is higher than the highest†(), the Revised Version (British and American) “one higher than the high (regardeth).†In the New Testament, hupsistos (like ‛elyoÌ„n) is used of God (, “the Son of the Highest,†, “the power of the Highest,†, “the prophet of the Highestâ€; , “the children of the Highest,†in these places the Revised Version (British and American) has “Most Highâ€); we have also “Hosanna in the highest†(; ; see HOSANNA), “Glory to God in the highest†(), “Glory in the highest†(); proÌ„toklisıÌa, “the first reclining-place†(at table), the chief place at meals, the middle place in each couch of the triclinium (Robinson), is rendered (), “the highest room,†the Revised Version (British and American) “chief seatâ€; “room†was introduced by Tyndale; Wycliff had “the first placeâ€; proÌ„tokathedrıÌa (prō̇tos, “first,†kaÌthedra, “seatâ€), “the first or chief seat,†is rendered () “the highest seats,†the Revised Version (British and American) “chief seats†Wycliff “the first chairs.â€
“The Highest†as a term for God appears (2 Esdras 4:11, 34, the Revised Version (British and American) “Most Highâ€; The Wisdom of Solomon 6:3, hupsistos; Ecclesiasticus 28:7, the Revised Version (British and American) “Most Highâ€). See also GOD, NAMES OF.