2.
to have
or
hold above,
uJpeivrecen eujreva" w[mou"
he had
his broad shoulders
above
the rest,
i.e. over-topped them by the head and shoulders, Il.
II.
intr.
to be above, rise above the horizon,
Od.:
to be above water
or
the ground,
Hdt
.;
—c. gen.
,
uJperevsceqe gaivh"
rose above, overlooked
the earth, Il.;
»staurou;"1/4 oujc uJperevconta" th`" qalavssh"
Thuc
.,
etc.
2.
in military phrase,
to outflank,
c. gen
.,
Xen.
3.
metaph.
to overtop, exceed, outdo,
c. acc
.,
Aesch.
,
Eur.
:—also
c. gen
.,
Plat.
,
etc.
4.
absol.
to overtop
the rest,
be prominent,
Hdt
.,
Xen.
:
to prevail,
oiJ uJperscovnte"
the more powerful,
Aesch
.;
eja;n hJ qavlatta uJpevrsch/
to be too powerful,
Dem.
III.
c. gen.
rei,
to rise above,
Ar.
IV.
c. acc.
to get over, cross,
Thuc.
uJperzevw
uJper-zevw , f. -zevsw , to boil over: metaph ., of aman, Ar.
uJperhvdomai
uJper-hvdomai , Pass. to be overjoyed at, tini Hdt .; c. part ., uJperhvdeto ajkouvwn he rejoiced much at hearing, Id.
uJpevrhdu"
uJpevr-hdu" , u , exceeding sweet, Luc. Adv. -evw" , Xen. ; Sup. -hvdista , Luc.
uJperhmeriva
uJperhmeriva , hJ , a being over the day: as law-term, the latest day for payment, Dem.
2. forfeiture of recognisances, a distress, Id. From uJperhvmero"
uJperhvmero"
uJper-hvmero" , on , ( hJmevra ) over the day for payment, after which the debtor became liable to have his goods seized, Dem. ; uJperhvmeron lambavnwn tinav , i.e. having a right to distrain upon him, Id.
II. metaph ., uJp. th`" zwvh" past the term of life, Luc. ; uJp. tou` bivou beyond the term of human life, Id.
uJperhvmisu"
uJper-hvmiØsu" , u , above half, more than half, Hdt .; tino" of a thing, Xen.
uJpevrhmo"
uJp-evrhmo" , on , somewhat desolate, Plut.
uJperhnovreo"
uJper-hnovreo" , on , = sq. , Theocr.
uJper-hnorevwn , onto", oJ , part. with no pres. in use, exceedingly manly: —but always in bad sense, overbearing, overweening, Hom.
II. in Com. phrase, excelling men, thinking oneself more than man, Ar. From uJperhvnwr
uJperhvnwr
uJper-hvnwr , Dor. -avnwr , oro", oJ, hJ , ( ajnhvr ) overbearing, overweening, Hes ., Eur.