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ὑπερηφανέω

ὑπερηφανέω, to be arrogant, to treat arrogantly

ὑπερηφᾰν-έω, used by Hom. once in part., much like ὑπερηνορέων,
  • overweening, arrogant, ὑπερηφανέοντες Ἐπειοί Il. 11.694: hence later writers formed the Verb, to be arrogant, ἐπί τινας LXX Ne. 9.10, cf. Hp. Ep. 17, Plb. 6.10.8, Phld. Vit. p.11 J., al., J. BJ 3.1.1, etc.
    • II later writers also used it in a trans. sense, treat disdainfully, c. acc., D.S. 23.15, J. AJ 6.3.4, al., X.Eph. 1.16, POxy. 1676.16 (iii A. D.), etc.: c. gen., Them. Or. 21.249b, prob. in Luc. Nigr. 31: c. acc. et inf., scorn that . ., Longus 4.19.
      • 2 ὑ. ἑαυτούς extol themselves, Plb. 5.33.8.

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