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ὑπερτίθημι

ὑπερτίθημι, to communicate; mid. to surpass, to defer

ὑπερτίθημι,
    • I the literal senses only in late writers,
      • 1 set higher, erect, βωμόν IG 14.1020 (Rome).
      • 2 set on the other side, carry over, τὸ ἄροτρον Plu. Rom. 11; ὑ. τὸ ῥῶ transpose it, Paus. 3.13.5:—so in Pass., A.D. Synt. 8.20; of accent, to be shifted, Id. Adv. 189.26:—Med., ὑπερθέσθαι τινὰ πέραν ποταμοῦ Plb. 21.39.9.
      • 3 c. acc. loci, cross, pass over, τὸν Ταῦρον Str. 14.4.3:—Med., ὑπερθέσθαι τὴν ἄκραν double it, D.S. 13.3: cf. ὑπέρθεσις I.2.
        • b shoot over, ταῖς βολαῖς τὸ τῆς φάλαγγος βάθος Ael. Tact. 4.3.
      • 4 Med., hold over, so as to protect, παιδὸς ὑπὲρ χέρα θηκαμένα AP 6.280.
    • II metaph., παντὶ θεὸν αἴτιον ὑπερτιθέμεν set God over all as cause, Pi. P. 5.25.
      • 2 hand over or communicate a thing to another, εἰ . . τοὶ ὑπερετίθεα (Ion. for -ετίθην) τὰ ἔμελλον ποιήσειν Hdt. 3.155, cf. 5.32:—so in Med., esp. in order to ask advice, Γύγῃ τὰ σπουδαιέστερα τῶν πρηγμάτων Id. 1.8; τοῖσι ὀνειροπόλοισι τὸ ἐνύπνιον ib. 107, cf. 5.56; ἐπείτε ἐμοὶ ὑπερέθεσθε [ταῦτα] Id. 3.71, cf. 5.24, 7.18.
      • 3 Med., set oneself above, surpass, exceed, excel, τινὰ ταῖς χορηγίαις, κατὰ τὴν ὠμότητα, Plb. 2.63.3, 18.17.3; ἁτὸν ( = αὑτὸν) ἐν τῇ πρὸς τὸν δῆμον εὐεργεσία IG 12 (5).860.27 (Tenos, i B.C.), cf. 22.1304.19 (iii B.C.), OGI 339.61 (Sestos, ii B. C.): abs., ὑ. τῇ μεγαλοψυχίᾳ IG 2(2).1043.65; ὑ. τῇ φιλοπονίᾳ ib. 12 (5).129.10, cf. 27 (Paros, ii B.C.):—Act., ὑπερτ[ιθ]εὶς . . ἑατὸν τῇ πρὸς τὰ κοινὰ σπουδῇ καὶ φιλοτιμίᾳ Ath.Mitt. 35.413 (= IGRom. 4.293aii 3, Pergam., ii B.C.).
      • 4 of Time, outlast, outlive, τὰ τετταράκοντα ἔτη σπανίως ὑπερτιθέασιν Str. 16.4.12, cf. Gal. 19.565:—Med., μόνην τὴν νύκτα ὑπερθεμένη having let it pass, Hld. 1.10.
      • 5 Med. also, put off, defer, PEleph. 11.5 (iii B.C.), etc.; ὑ. τὴν ἐπανόρθωσιν ποιῆσαι Epict. Ench. 51.1; ὑ. τι εἰς τὴν ἐσομένην σύνοδον IG 7.2711.49 (Acraeph., i A. D.); εἰς ἄλλον καιρὸν ἐπιτηδειότερον Phld. Rh. 1.212 S.; τὴν ταχθεῖσαν ἡμέραν Plb. 5.29.3, etc.: abs., delay, Id. 4.30.2, etc.:—Pass., to be put off, Gp. 2.49.1.
        • b Med., omit, τὴν ῥαφὴν ὑπερθέμενοι Paul.Aeg. 6.16.
      • 6 Gramm., to be formed as a superlative, Δαναώτατος ὑπερτίθεται A.D. Pron. 64.12, cf. Adv. 168.1.

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