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ὑψιπέτης

ὑψιπέτης, high-flying, soaring

ὑψῐ-πέτης, ου, Dor. ὑψῐ-πέτας, α, ὁ: (πέτομαι):—
  • high-flying, soaring, αἰετός Il. 12.201, 219, Od. 20.243; ὑψιπετᾶν ἀνέμων Pi. P. 3.105; γενοίμαν αἰετὸς ὑψιπέτας S. Fr. 476 = Ar. Av. 1337 (lyr.): Comp. -έστερος Herm. ap. Stob. 1.49.45:—some unnamed Gramm. (in opposition to Aristarchus) wrote ὑψιπετῆς (contr. from ὑψιπετήεις), v. Sch. A Il. 12.201; the acc. sg. ὑψιπετῆ ὄρνιθα in Ant.Lib. 16.2 belongs in sense to this word, in form to the next.

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