uppermost, highest
ὑπέρτᾰτος,η,ον, poet. Sup. of
ὑπέρ,
A. uppermost, highest:
I. mostly of Place or position, ἧστο ὑ.
Il. 23.451
; κεῖτο ὑ.
12.381
;ὑ. δώματα, θρόνος,etc., Hes. Op. 8 , Pi. O. 2.77 (dub. l.), etc.
2. of gods, partly in reference to their abode, partly to their power, ib. 4.1 , A. Supp. 672 (lyr., nisi leg.-τως, v.infr. 4 ): then simply,
3. of rank or power, θεῶν τὰν ὑ.
S. Ant. 338
(lyr.); δαιμόνων ὑ.
Ar. Av. 1765
(lyr.); ἄνασσα Περσίδων ὑ.
A. Pers. 155
(troch.).
4. of things,ὑ. ὄλβος, ἀνορέαι,
Pi. P. 3.89 , N. 3.20 ;μόχθοι, σέβας,
S. OC 105 , Ph. 402 (lyr.), etc.; τὰν ἐκ πασᾶν ὑ. πόλεων
Id. Ant. 1138
(lyr.);φρένας, πάντων ὅς' ἐστὶ χρημάτων ὑ.ib. 684 ; τοῦτο κερδέων ὑπέρτατον
B. 3.84
: in late Prose, ἀρετή
PStrassb. 40.41
(vi A. D.).Adv. ὑπερσπούδ-τως above all,
A. Supp. 672 (Ahrens from Sch.);above all measure.Sch.rec. Pi. O. 1 .
1 .
II. of ageeldest,
Pi. N. 6.21 :— Pi. has alsoὑπερώτατος, N. 8.43 : cf.ὑπέρτεροςIII fin.
