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ὑπερχέω

upercheo

cause to overflow

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ὑπερχέω · hypercheō — LSJ

cause to overflow, overflow, overrun, flow over

cause to overflow, τὸ ὕδωρ (accus.) Aesop. in Gloss. vol. iii p.43:—Pass., overflow, overrun, of liquids, Arist. Pr. 876a18, Mir. 837b9; ὑπὲρ τὸ ἀγγεῖον D.C. 66.16; of the air, Hp. Aph. 7.51; ὑπερχεῖται εἰς τὸ ἀχανές Arist. Mete. 367a19; flow over, τρίχες τῶν ἀκρωμίδων ὑπερκεχυμέναι Alciphr. Fr. 5.4; τὰς -ομένας τοῦ ὄντος ἀρχάς Dam. Pr. 61.

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