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ὑπερβάλλω,fut. -βαλῶ,
Ep.
A.
-βαλέω
Od. 11.597
: Ep.
aor. 2
ὑπειρέβαλον
Il. 23.637
:—throw overorbeyond a mark, overshoot,
ὑπέρβαλε σήματα πάντων
Il. 23.843
;τόσσον παντὸς ἀγῶνος(sc.σήματα)ὑπέρβαλεib. 847 ;δουρὶ ὑ. Φυλῆα beathimin throwingwith it, ib. 637 .
2. ὅτε μέλλοι ἄκρον [λόφον] ὑπερβαλέειν forcethe stoneoverthe top, Od. l.c.
3. intr.,run beyond, overrunthe scent, of hounds, X. Cyn. 6.20 .
4. outstriporpass,in racing,τινας
Close Browse lexicon entries Med. ,throwa stoneoverone's head, SIG 1071 (Olympia).
II. in various metaph. senses:
1. outdo, excel, surpass, overpower,
δέδοικα μὴ πρὶν πόνοις ὑπερβάλῃ με γῆρας
(lyr.): c. gen., Pi. Fr. 33 ; βροντῆς ὑπερβάλλοντα κτύπον
μήτ' ἄρ' ὑπερβάλλων βοὸς ὁπλὴν μήτ' ἀπολείπων
: of Time, ὑ. ἑκατὸν ἔτεα exceed
years, in age, Hdt. 3.23 ;ὑ. τὰς τρεῖς ἡμέρας delay longer than. . , Hp. VC 14 ;ὑ. τὸν χρόνον exceedthe time, i. e. be too late, X. HG 5.3.21 ;ὑ. τὸν καιρόν exceedreasonable bounds, Democr. 235 , D. 23.122 : in number, intensity, etc., ἡδοναὶ ὑ. λύπας
, cf. Prt. 356b ( Pass. ): c. dat. modi,exceedonein. . , πάντας ἀνθρώπους τόλμῃ καὶ μιαρίᾳ
; ἅπαντας ἀνθρώπους ὠμότητι
b. c. gen. pro acc., ἆρα λύπῃ ὑ. τὸ ἀδικεῖν τοῦ ἀδικεῖσθαι;
, cf. Lg. 734a ; ὑ. τῆς συμμετρίας
3. abs.,exceed, αἱ μέσαι ἕξεις πρὸς μὲν τὰς ἐλλείψεις ὑπερβάλλουσιcompared with their defectsare in excess,
Id. EN 1108b17 ;exceed all bounds,
A. Pers. 291 , E. Ba. 785 , Th. 7.67 , Pl. Tht. 180a ;οὐχ ὑπερβαλώνkeeping within bounds, Pi. N. 7.66 ; μή νυν ὑπέρβαλλ', ἀλλ' ἐναισίμως φέρε
: c. dat. modi, ὑ. τῇ μοχθηρίᾳ
, cf. X. Mem. 4.3.7 ; ἀνοίᾳ
b. freq. inpart. ὑπερβάλλων,ουσα,ον, exceeding, excessive,
Pl. R. 402e , Phdr. 240e ; θεάματα ταῖς δαπάναις ὑ.
, cf. Pl. Lg. 899a ;οἱ ὑπερβάλλοντες,opp.οἱ καταδεέστεροι,
Isoc. 9.13 ; τὰ ὑ. an over-high estate,
(anap.); φεύγειν τὰ ὑ. ἑκατέρωσε extremes,
;τὸ ὑ. αὐτῶν such partof themas goes beyond that,
Th. 2.35 ;οἱ ὑ. [λόγοι], title of work by Thrasymachus ( Fr. 7 ), perh.overpoweringarguments.
4. overbidoroutbidat auction, ἀλλήλους
(iii A. D.);τὸ ὑπερβάλλονtheoverbid,
(iii B. C.): abs.,go on further and further,in making offers,προέβαινε τοῖσι χρήμασι ὑπερβάλλωνhe went onbidding more and more,
Hdt. 5.51 ; ᾔτει τοσαῦτα ὑπερβάλλων
, cf. And. 1.133 :— Pass. , ἕνεκα τοῦ-βεβλῆσθαι τὴν οἰκίαν
(ii A. D.);v.infr. B. 1.3 .
ὑπερβαλλόντως exceedingly,
, Epicur. Nat. 2.2 , SIG 685.36 (Crete,ii B. C.), Phld. Lib. p.7O. , 2 Ep.Cor. 11.23 ; writtenὑπερβαλόντωςin IG 12(7).410.12 (Amorgos); opp.μετρίως,
III. pass over, crossmountains, rivers, and thelike, πρῶνα
; τὰς Ἄλπεις εἰς τὴν Ἰταλίαν
: c. gen., θριγκοῦ τοῦδ' ὑ. ποδί
(where Dobree suggestedθριγκοὺς τούσδ'): metaph.,surmount,
b. of ships,doublea headland, ὑ. Μαλέην
, cf. X. An. 4.6.10 ;πρὸς τοὺς Θρᾷκαςib. 7.5.1 ;κατὰ λόφους τινάςib. 6.5.7 .
2. of water,run over, beat over,c. gen., ὑπερβάλλει δὲ θάλασσα ἀμφοτέρων τοίχων
: abs., of a kettle,boil over,
Id. 1.59 ; of the sea, ἢν δ' ὑπερβάλῃ . . πόντος
3. of the sun,to be very hot,
4. exceed,i. e. overlap, a base, Euc. 6.29 ; cf.ὑπερβολήIV.—Note, the case that follows is almost always the acc.; the gen. occurs in a few exceptional instances,v.supr. 11.2 b, 111.1 and 2 .
A. 11 ,outdo, overcome, conquer, τινα
Hdt. 5.124 , Ar. Eq. 758 (lyr.), Nu. 1035 ; τὴν βασιλέος δύναμιν
, cf. Ar. Eq. 413 : abs.,to be conqueror,
D. 19.342 , etc.; τοὺς ἀπ' αἰῶνος
(Ancyra,ii A. D.); πάντας τῷ ὕψεϊ καὶ τῷ μεγάθεϊ
, cf. 110 ; τινὰ ἀναιδείᾳ
;θωπείαιςib. 890 ; εἴς τι
δόσι χρημάτων ὑ. surpass all,
;ὑπερβαλλόμενος πλήθεϊwithoverpoweringnumbers, Id. 3.21 :pf. part.
Pass. ,ὑπερβεβλημένη γυνήanexcellent, surpassingwoman, E. Alc. 153 ; φύσις ὑπερβεβλ.
; ταφῆς τῆς μὲν ὑπερβεβλ., τῆς δὲ ἐλλειπούσης
: c. gen., γόγγροι τῶν παρ' ἡμῖν ὑπερβεβλ. κατὰ τὸ μέγεθος
3. overbid, outbid(v. supr. A. 11.4 ), τινὰ χρήμασιν
; butἢν ὑπερβάλωνται ἐκείνην τὴν ἡμέραν . . συμβολὴν μὴ ποιεύμενοιifthey letthat daypasswithout fighting, Hdt. 9.51 : abs.,delay, linger,
Id. 3.71 , 76 , 7.206 ; εἰς αὖθις ὑπερβαλέσθαι
, cf. Arist. Rh.Al. 1420a8 , 1438b6 .
References Od. 11.597 Il. 23.637 Il. 23.843 847 637 Od. X. Cyn. 6.20 S. El. 716 SIG 1071 E. Fr. 453.5 Pi. Fr. 33 A. Pr. 923 Hes. Op. 489 Thgn. 479 Pl. Plt. 283e X. Hier. 4.8 100 Hdt. 3.23 Hp. VC 14 X. HG 5.3.21 Democr. 235 D. 23.122 Pl. Lg. 734b Prt. 356b X. HG 7.3.6 D. 18.275 Pl. Lg. 945c Id. Grg. 475c Lg. 734a Arist. Pol. 1284b8 HA 503b22 Id. EN 1108b17 A. Pers. 291 E. Ba. 785 Th. 7.67 Pl. Tht. 180a Pi. N. 7.66 E. Alc. 1077 Ar. Pl. 109 Pl. Tht. 192c X. Mem. 4.3.7 D. 8.16 X. Hier. 11.2 Pl. R. 402e Phdr. 240e Isoc. 4.45 Pl. Lg. 899a Isoc. 9.13 E. Med. 127 Pl. R. 619a Th. 2.35 Fr. 7 Lys. 22.8 POxy. 1633.5 PPetr. 3p.195 Hdt. 5.51 Th. 8.56 And. 1.133 POxy. 513.25 B. 1.3 Pl. R. 492b Epicur. Nat. 2.2 SIG 685.36 Phld. Lib. p.7O. 2 Ep.Cor. 11.23 IG 12(7).410.12 Isoc. 1.28 A. Ag. 307 Id. Pr. 722 E. Or. 443 Str. 7.2.3 E. Ion 1321 Id. Alc. 795 Hdt. 7.168 Th. 8.104 Hdt. 8.137 X. An. 4.6.10 7.5.1 6.5.7 Thgn. 673 Hdt. 2.111 Id. 1.59 E. Tr. 691 Hdt. 4.184 Euc. 6.29 11.2 111.1 2 A. 11 Hdt. 5.124 Ar. Eq. 758 Nu. 1035 Hdt. 8.24 E. Or. 691 S. Tr. 584 Ar. Eq. 413 Hdt. 6.9 7.168 D. 19.342 OGI 542.11 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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