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ὑπερβατός

ὑπερβατός, to be passed

ὑπερβᾰτ-ός, ή, όν, later ός, όν (v. infr.),
  • that can be passed or crossed, scaleable, of a wall, Th. 3.25, PEnteux. 13.5 (iii B. C.); accessible to trespassers, PFay. 110.9 (i A. D.); ἐξ ὑπερβατῶν PRyl. 138.16 (i A. D.).
      • 2 transposed, of words, ὑπερβατὸν δεῖ θεῖναι . . τὸ ἀλαθέως Pl. Prt. 343e; σύνθεσις ὀνομάτων ὑπερβατή Arist. Rh.Al. 1435a37; νοήσεις ὑπερβατοί thoughts expressed in inverted phrases, D.H. Th. 52. Adv. -τῶς in inverted order, Arist. Rh. Al. 1438a28, Str. 8.3.10, 8.6.7; so διʼ ὑπερβατοῦ D.H. Th. 31; cf. foreg.
      • 3 Subst. -τός, ὁ, name of a βρόχος, Heraclas ap. Orib. 48.18.1.
    • II Act., going beyond, τῶνδʼ ὑπερβατώτερα going far beyond these, A. Ag. 428 (lyr.); extravagant, ἐνύπνια Arist. Div.Somn. 463b1. Adv. -τῶς miraculously, δημιουργεῖται Hp. de Arte 11.

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