Upper
Bible Usage:
- upper used 25 times.
- First Reference: Exodus 12:7
- Last Reference: Acts 20:8
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Upper
UP'PER, adjective [comparative from up.]
1. Higher in place; as the upper lip; the upper side of a thing. An upper story is a higher one; the upper story is the highest. So the upper deck of a ship.
2. Superior in rank or dignity; as the upper house of a legislature.
Upper hand, advantage; superiority.
Upper-works, in a ship, the parts above water when the ship is properly balanced for a voyage; or that part which is above the main wale.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Uppermost
UP'PERMOST, adjective [superlative; upper and most.]
1. Highest in place; as the uppermost seats.
2. Highest in power or authority.
Whatever faction happens to be uppermost -
3. Predominant; most powerful.