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ὑπερφέρω

ὑπερφέρω, to bear or carry over, transfer; to surpass, excel

ὑπερφέρω,
  • bear or carry over, ὑ. τὸν ἰσθμὸν τὰς ναῦς Th. 3.81, cf. 15, 87:—Pass., [νῆες] ὑπερενεχθεῖσαι τὸν ἰσθμόν Id. 4.8; ὑπερενεχθῆναι τὰς δίνας D.H. 3.56; νυκτὸς ὑπερφέρεσθαι (sc. τὸν Ταῦρον) Plu. Garr. 2.510b; ὑ. ὑπὲρ . . X. Oec. 18.7: c. gen., to be transferred from, τὰς τῶν . . ζῴων διαφορὰς μὴ δυναμένας ὑπερενεχθῆναι τῶν κατὰ φύσιν τόπων Ptol. Geog. 1.12.2.
    • II mostly intr., to be prominent, stand out, Plu. Gen.Socr. 2.591c.
      • 2 metaph., surpass, excel, have the advantage over, τινός τινι one in a thing, ῥόδα ὀδμῇ ὑπερφέροντα τῶν ἄλλων Hdt. 8.138, cf. 9.96, Ar. Eq. 584 (lyr.), Th. 1.81: c. gen. only, τέχνη τέχνης ὑπερφέρουσα S. OT 381, cf. X. Lac. 15.8: c. dat. modi only, κάλλεϊ καὶ ἀρετῇ μέγα ὑ. Hdt. 8.144, cf. 4.74, E. Hec. 268; πλούτῳ X. Lac. 15.3.
        • b sts. c. acc. pro gen., ὑπερφέρεις τόλμῃ τε τόλμαν καὶ λόγῳ χρηστῷ λόγον E. Heracl. 554; ὑ. τὴν ἀνθρωπίνην φύσιν Isoc. 4.60; μεγέθει καὶ ῥώμῃ πάντας Plu. Rom. 7.
        • c abs., τοῦθʼ ὑπερφέρει has this pre-eminence, S. OC 1007 (s. v. l.); πολὺ ὑπερενεγκεῖν X. Mem. 3.5.13.
        • d part., in honorific expressions, ἡ σὴ -φέρουσα ἐξουσία PSI 4.292.5 (iii A. D.), etc.

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