ὑπέρτερ-ος,α,ον, poet. Comp. fromὑπέρ(used also in late Prose):
I. mostly of Place,overorabove, upper, κρέ' ὑπέρτεραfleshfrom the outer parts of a victim, outsidepieces (opp. theσπλάγχναor inwards), Od. 3.65 , 470 , cf. Arat. 576 (cf. Sch.): generally,higher,
τὰ δ' ὑ. νέρτερα θήσει Ζεύς
Ar. Lys. 772
(hex.).
2. metaph.,nobler, more excellent, εὖχος, κῦδος,
Il. 11.290 , 12.437 ; γενεῇ ὑ.
11.786
(where Eust. takes it as an Ion. form forνεώτερος,
884.33 , cf. Archil. 28 , and v. ὑπέρτατος
11 ).
b. stronger, mightier,
ἐξ ὑπερτέρας χερός
S. El. 455
.