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ὕβρ-ιστος

ubristos

wanton, insolent, outrageous

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  • Laws 2 · 0.19/10k
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What it meant — LSJ

wanton, insolent, outrageous

= ὑβριστικός, wanton, insolent, outrageous, ἔργον Pherecr. 162; ὕ. χρῆμα (sc. ἡ γυνή) Pl.Com. 98:—hence Comp. ὑβριστότερος Hdt. 3.81 (v.l. ὑβριστικώτερος), X. Cyr. 5.5.41, Pl. Lg. 641c: Sup. ὑβριστότατος Ar. V. 1303, X. An. 5.8.22, Mem. 1.2.12, Pl. Lg. 808d.—In AB 368 (where Pherecr. and Pl.Com. are cited) we are told that ὕβριστος is of the same type as Superlatives like βέλτιστος, κάλλιστος, κράτιστος, etc.; in which case ὑβριστότερος, -ότατος would have to be regarded as doubled forms of comp

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Where it came from

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