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ὕπερθεν

ὕπερθεν, from above

ὕπερθεν, also ὕπερθε Il. 5.503, Od. 14.476, (ὕπερθʼ) A. Th. 228 (lyr.), PHib. (v. infr.); Aeol. ὕπερθα A.D. Adv. 193.13: Adv.: (ὑπέρ):—
  • from above or (more freq.) merely above, τάφρος καὶ τεῖχος ὕ. Il. 12.4, etc.: of the body, above, in the upper parts, ὕ. φοξὸς ἔην κεφαλήν 2.218; ἔνερθε πόδες καὶ χεῖρες ὕ. 13.75, cf. 5.122; τὰ ματρόθεν μὲν κάτω, τὰ δʼ ὕ. πατρός Pi. P. 2.48: rare in Prose, X. An. 1.4.4, Mem. 1.4.11, Sor. 1.18; τὸ ὕ. [τῆς γῆς] Arist. Mu. 391b14; Ὀξυρύγχων πόλις ἡ ὕπερθε Μέμφεως PHib. 1.95.5 (iii B. C.).
      • 2 from heaven above, Od. 24.344, h.Cer. 13; i. e. from the gods, Il. 7.101.
      • 3 of Degree, τοτὲ μὲν ἄπορα, τοτὲ δʼ ὕ. sometimes yet more, S. OC 1745 (lyr.).
    • II c. gen., above, over, Pi. P. 4.192, Simon. 37.9, A. Ag. 232 (lyr.), etc.; ὕ. μόχθων ἐγένεθʼ got the better of . ., E. Ba. 904 (lyr.); also ὕπερθεν ἢ . . above or beyond, i. e. worse than . ., Id. Med. 650 (lyr.).

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