ὑπείρ , poet. for ὑπέρ, used when a long syll. is needed before a vowel, e.g. ὑπεὶρ ἅλα : also in compds. ὑπείρ, poet. forὑπέρ,used when a long syll. is needed before a vowel, e.g.ὑπεὶρ ἅλα: also in c
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ὑπείρ , poet. for ὑπέρ, used when a long syll. is needed before a vowel, e.g. ὑπεὶρ ἅλα : also in compds. ὑπείρ, poet. forὑπέρ,used when a long syll. is needed before a vowel, e.g.ὑπεὶρ ἅλα: also in c
upaári ὑπέρ [ῠ], Ep. alsoὑπείρ, used by Hom. (metri gr.) only in the phraseὑπεὶρ ἅλα(v.ὑπείρ); Arc. ὁπέρ(q. v.): in Aeol. replaced byπερί(v. A. περί A. V): Prep. governing gen. and acc., in Arc.
above/for ὑπέρ [ῠ], Epic dialect also ὑπείρ, used by [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (for the sake of meter) only in the phrase ὑπεὶρ ἅλα (see. ὑπείρ); 4th c.AD(?): Arcadius Grammaticus ] Refs 8th c.BC+]
to be spread abroad κίδναμαι, Pass. ofκίδνημι(only found in the compd.ἐπικ-), poet. forσκεδάννυμαι, used only inpres.andimpf., A. to be spread abroadorover, of the dawning day, ὑπεὶρ ἅλα κίδναται ἠώς
hold over, ὑπερέχω, Ep. ὑπειρ- Thgn. (v. infr. 1.2 ): Ep. impf. A. ὑπείρεχον Il. 2.426 :aor. ὑπερέσχον,and in poet. form-έσχεθον, 11.735 , 24.374 :fut. -έξω PCair.Zen. 60.6 (iii B. C.), Hsc
be higher ὑπερέχω, Epic dialect ὑπειρ- [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus (see. below 1.2)] Refs 6th c.BC+]: Epic dialect imperfect ὑπείρεχον [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.426: ] Refs 8th
prominent, eminent, distinguished above ὑπέροχ-ος, Ep. and Ion. ὑπείρ-,ον, ( A. ὑπερέχω 11 )prominent, eminent, distinguished aboveothers, c. gen., ὑπείροχον ἔμμεναι ἄλλων Il. 6.208 , 11.784 :