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ὕβρις [ῠby nature,ῡby position in Ep. etc.],ἡ, gen.εως
Ar. Lys. 425 , Th. 465 (lyr.),εος
Id. Pl. 1044 , Eub. 67.9 , Ep. and Ion.
ιος
Hes. Op. 217 , Hdt. 1.189 :—
A. wanton violence,arising from the pride of strength or from passion,insolence,freq. in Od. , mostly of the suitors, μνηστήρων, τῶν ὕ. τε βίη τε σιδήρεον οὐρανὸν ἵκει
15.329
, 17.565 ; μνηστῆρες ὑπέρβιον ὕ. ἔχοντες
1.368
, 4.321 ; λίην γὰρ ἀτάσθαλον ὕ. ἔχουσι
16.86
, cf. Alc. Supp. 27.10 ; ὕβρει εἴξαντες
Od. 14.262
, 17.431 ;θεοὶ . . ἀνθρώπων ὕβριν τε καὶ εὐνομίην ἐφορῶντεςib. 487 ; δίκη ὑπὲρ ὕβριος ἴσχει
Hes.
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(vi B. C.), 42(1).122.98 (Epid.,iv B. C.); joined withὀλιγωρίη,
Hdt. 1.106 ; δυσσεβίας μὲν ὕβρις τέκος
(lyr.); ἐπιθυμίας . . ἀρξάσης ἐν ἡμῖν τῇ ἀρχῇ ὕ. ἐπωνομάσθη
; in Poets freq. joined withκόρος(v.κόρος(A) 2 ): predicated of actions, ἆρ' οὐχ ὕβρις τάδ';
; ταῦτ' οὐχ ὕβρις δῆτ' ἐστίν;
, cf. Ra. 21 , Pl. 886 ; ὕβρις τάδ' ἐστί, κρείσσω δαιμόνων εἶναι θέλειν
;ὕβρει in wantonnessorinsolence,
S. El. 881 , Pl. Ap. 26e ; ἐφ' ὕβρει
, D. 21.38 , PCair.Zen. 462.9
(iii B. C.), etc.; δι' ὕβριν
2. lust, lewdness,opp.σωφροσύνη,
Thgn. 379 , X. Cyr. 8.4.14 .
Hdt. 1.189 ; ὕβρις ὀρθία κνωδάλων
= ὕβρισμα ,an outrage(though it is freq. difficult to separate this concrete sense from the abstract), Il. 1.203 , 214 ; ὕβριν τεῖσαι
; ὑπὸ γυναικὸς ἄρχεσθαι ὕ. ἐσχάτη
, cf. Xenoph. 1.17 : sts., like ὑβρίζω , folld. by a Prep.,Ἥρας μητέρ' εἰς ἐμὴν ὕβριςheroutragetowards . . , E. Ba. 9 ;ἡ κατ' Ἀργείων(-ουςcodd. Priscian. ) ὕ.
: c. gen. objecti,ὕ. τινόςtowards him, Id. 1.8.4 , etc.: pl.,wanton acts, outrages,
Hes. Op. 146 , E. Ba. 247 , HF 741 , Pl. Lg. 884a , etc.:—forὕβριν ὑβρίζειν,cf. ὑβρίζω
2. an outrage on the person,esp.violation, rape,
Pi. P. 2.28 , Lys. 1.2 , etc.; παίδων ὕβρεις καὶ γυναικῶν αἰσχύνας
, cf. Plb. 6.8.5 ; τὴν ὕ. τὴν εἰς τὸ ἑαυτοῦ σῶμα
;τὴν τοῦ σώματος ὕβριν πεπρακώςib. 188 ; soτὸ σῶμα ἐφ' ὕβρει πεπρακώςib. 29 ; γυναῖκας ἤγαγε δεῦρ' ἐφ' ὕβρει
; γυναικῶν ὕβρεις ἢ εἰς αὑτοὺς ἢ εἰς υἱεῖς
3. in Law, a term covering allthe more serious injuries done to the person,
Isoc. 20.2 , Aeschin. 1.15 , D. 37.33 , 45.4 ; see esp. D. 21 (against Meidias);ὁ τῆς ὕβρεως νόμοςib. 35 (the text is given ib. 47 ); δίκη ὕβρεως ἢ πληγῶν
(iii B. C.), cf. PHib. 1.32.8
III. used ofa loss by sea,
Pi. (v.ναυσίστονος), Act.Ap. 27.21 .
B. as masc., = ὑβριστής ,a violent, overbearing man,
κακῶν ῥεκτῆρα καὶ ὕβριν ἀνέρα
References Od. 15.329 17.565 1.368 4.321 16.86 Alc. Supp. 27.10 Od. 14.262 17.431 487 Hes. Archil. 88 IG 12.394 42(1).122.98 Hdt. 1.106 A. Eu. 533 Pl. Phdr. 238a 2 S. OC 883 Ar. Nu. 1299 Ra. 21 Pl. 886 E. Hipp. 474 S. El. 881 Pl. Ap. 26e E. Or. 1581 D. 21.38 PCair.Zen. 462.9 D. 21.42 X. HG 2.2.10 Thgn. 379 X. Cyr. 8.4.14 Hdt. 1.189 Pi. P. 10.36 N. 1.50 1.2 D.Chr. 63.5 Il. 1.203 214 Od. 24.352 Democr. 111 Xenoph. 1.17 E. Ba. 9 Priscian. S. Fr. 368 Hdn. 2.4.1 Id. 1.8.4 Hes. Op. 146 E. Ba. 247 HF 741 Pl. Lg. 884a 11.2 Pi. P. 2.28 Lys. 1.2 Isoc. 4.114 Plb. 6.8.5 Aeschin. 1.116 188 29 D. 19.309 Arist. Rh. 1373a35 Isoc. 20.2 Aeschin. 1.15 D. 37.33 45.4 D. 21 35 47 PHal. 1.115 PHib. 1.32.8 Pi. Act.Ap. 27.21 Hes. Op. 191 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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