A compound verb intensifying basic ascent with the idea of going up further or higher. Classical usage included climbing higher or rising above one's current level. Jesus uses it in Luke 14:10's parable about taking seats at a banquet: when invited, don't take the place of honor; instead take the lowest place, so that when the host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher.' The verb captures the upward social movement from lower to higher honor, enacted physically by changing seats and symbolizing increased status.