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ὑπέρτερος

ὑπέρτερος, over

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ὑπέρτερον masculine accusative singular comparative, neuter nominative singular comparative, neuter vocative singular comparative, neuter accusative singular comparative of ὑπέρτερος

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ὑπέρτερ-ος, α, ον, poet. Comp. from ὑπέρ (used also in late Prose):
    • I mostly of Place, over or above, upper, κρέʼ ὑπέρτερα flesh from the outer parts of a victim, outside pieces (opp. the σπλάγχνα or inwards), Od. 3.65, 470, cf. Arat. 576 (cf. Sch.): generally, higher, τὰ δʼ ὑ. νέρτερα θήσει Ζεύς Ar. Lys. 772 (hex.).
      • 2 metaph., nobler, more excellent, εὖχος, κῦδος, Il. 11.290, 12.437; γενεῇ ὑ. 11.786 (where Eust. takes it as an Ion. form for νεώτερος, 884.33, cf. Archil. 28, and v. ὑπέρτατος II).
        • b stronger, mightier, ἐξ ὑπερτέρας χερός S. El. 455.
      • 3 c. gen., victorious or triumphant over, δαΐων Pi. N. 4.38; ἀντιπάλων Wilcken Chr. 109.4 (iii B.C.), OGI 90.2 (Rosetta, ii B.C.); ἡμῶν γε . . Νέμεσίς ἐσθʼ ὑ. A. Fr. 266, cf. E. Med. 921; εἰ τἄδικʼ ἔσται τῆς δίκης ὑ. Id. El. 584; πρᾶγμα καὶ ἀσχολίας ὑπέρτερον θήσομαι I will prefer above . ., Pi. I. 1.2, cf. P. 2.60; εἴ τι τῶνδʼ ἔχοις ὑ. better than . ., A. Ch. 105; τὰ πάντα, χὤτι τῶνδʼ ὑ. Id. Fr. 70; οὐδὲν οἶδʼ ὑ. nothing further, S. Ant. 16.
    • II of Time, longer, ζωὴν ζήσω δορκάδος ὑπερτέραν Aesop. 16b.
    • III neut. as Adv., μάντεων ὑ. better than . ., S. Ant. 631, cf. A. Th. 530:— also -έρως, Apollon. Lex.; -έρω Them. Or. 11.152c; cf. ἀνωτέρω.—A second Comp. form ὑπερτερώτερος is cited from A. (v. Nauck ad Fr. 434), whence it is conjectured by Weil for ὑπερβατώτερα in Ag. 428 (lyr.): cf. ὑπέρτατος fin.

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