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ὑπερήμερος

ὑπερήμερος, over the day for payment

ὑπερήμερ-ος, ον,
  • over the day for payment, after which the debtor became liable to have his goods seized, Lex ap. D. 21.10, Syngr. ap. eund. 35.12, IG 5(2).6.44 (Tegea, iv B. C.); ὑ. γενέσθαι τινί D. 47.75; ὑ. γενόμενος ἑπτὰ μνῶν Antipho 5.63, cf. Lys. 23.14; τὸ ὑπεράμερον τῶν ὀδέων the penalty for unpunctual delivery of . ., IG 42(1).109 ii 150 (Epid., iii B. C.); λαβὼν ὑπερήμερόν τινα, i.e. having a right to distrain upon him, D. 21.81; ἑάλω ὑ. Ach.Tat. 4.42: c. gen., ὑ. τῆς προθεσμίας Luc. Pisc. 52; also of the debt, τῆς δίκης ὑ. γίγνεσθαι Plu. Vind. 2.548d; ὑ. δικαιωτής adjourning the penalty, ib. 549d.
    • II metaph., ὑ. μοι τῶν γάμων αἱ παρθένοι past the time of marriage, Anaxandr. 68; ὑ. τῆς ζωῆς past the term of life, Luc. Philops. 25; ὑ. τῆς ἀκροάσεως too old to listen, Philostr. Ep. 68.
      • 2 of things, τοῦ ἰδίου βίου φθέγξασθαί τι ὑ. lasting beyond oneʼs own life, Longin. 14.3; ὡς ὑ. γίγνεσθαι τἀληθὲς τοῦ ἑκάστου βίου the search for truth lasts longer than the individualʼs life, Luc. Herm. 67.
        • b time-expired, μήπω τοῦ πένθους ὑπερημέρου . . γεγονότος Ph. 2.169.

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