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ὑπερήφανος

ὑπερήφανος, overweening, arrogant, haughty

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ὑπερηφάνω masculine nominative dual, masculine vocative dual, masculine accusative dual, feminine nominative dual, feminine vocative dual, feminine accusative dual, neuter nominative dual, neuter vocative dual, neuter accusative dual, masculine genitive singular, feminine genitive singular, neuter genitive singular of ὑπερήφανος

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ὑπερήφᾰν-ος, ον, Dor. ὑπερά- Pi. P. 2.28, B. 16.49:—mostly in bad sense,
  • overweening, arrogant, Hes. Th. 149, Pi., B. ll. cc., A. Pr. 405 (lyr.), Isoc. 12.196, D. 4.9, Phld. Vit. p.10 J., etc.; Κύριος ὑπερηφάνοις ἀντιτάσσεται LXX Pr. 3.34; ὑβρισταὶ καὶ ὑ. Arist. Rh. 1390b33; -ώτεροι . . καὶ ἀλογιστότεροι ib. 1391a33; οἰκίαι -ώτεραι D. 13.30. Adv., -νως ἔχειν bear oneself proudly, Pl. R. 399b, Tht. 175b; ὑ. ζῶντες living sumptuously, prodigally, Isoc. 4.152, Pl. Lg. 691a; ὀψωνεῖν . . οὐχὶ μετρίως . ., ἀλλʼ ὑ. Diph. 32.20; of a dish, ὑ. ὄζειν Alex. 261.6 (but also, insolently, brutally, μαστιγοῦν τινα prob. in PCair.Zen. 80.4 (iii B. C.)).—This sense appears in Hom. in the part. ὑπερηφανέων (q. v.).
      • 2 rarely in good sense, magnificent, splendid, σοφία, ἔργον, Pl. Phd. 96a, Smp. 217e; ὑ. τι διαπραττομένη Id. Grg. 511d; ποτήρια χρυσᾶ . ., ὑπερήφανα Philippid. 27; πράξεις ὑ. τὸ μέγεθος Plu. Fab. 26; sublime, Dam. Pr. 3. Adv. -νως, ἀγωνιζόμενος Plu. Ages. 34.

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