ὑπερέχω (uperecho)

ὑπερέχω · hyperechō — LSJ

hold over, held, over, holding, up out of

hold over, σπλάγχνα . . ὑπείρεχον Ἡφαίστοιο held them over the fire, Il. 2.426; μου τὸ σκιάδειον ὑπέρεχε Ar. Av. 1508; ἡμῶν ὑπερεῖχε τὴν χύτραν Id. Eq. 1176; ὑπερέχοντα τὸν αὐλὸν τῆς θαλάσσης holding it up out of the sea, Arist. HA 537b1.

2 hold, over, so as to protect

ὑ. χεῖρά (χεῖράς) τινος hold oneʼs hand over him, so as to protect, μάλα γάρ ἑθεν εὐρύοπα Ζεὺς χεῖρα ἑὴν ὑπερέσχε Il. 9.420, 687; τις . . ἐμεῖο θεῶν ὑπερέσχεθε χεῖρα 24.374; Ζεὺς τῆσδε πόληος ὑπειρέχοι . . χεῖρα Thgn. 757; so πόλεως ἵνʼ ὑπερέχοιεν ἀλκάν A. Th. 215 (lyr.), cf. Fr. 199.7: c. dat. pers., οἱ . . ὑπείρεχε χεῖρας Ἀπόλλων Il. 5.433; αἴ κʼ ὔμμιν ὑπέρσχῃ χεῖρα Κρονίων 4.249, cf. Od. 14.184.

3 hold above, elevate

hold above, ὑ. τὸ ῥύγχος, ὅπως ἀναπνέῃ, of the dolphin, Arist. HA 589b11, cf. 566b15, 599b27, al.; ὑ. ὀφρύν elevate, AP 5.298 (Agath.).

II to be above, rise above the horizon, was above water, with their heads, above, sticks out above, covers, projecting above the ground, projecting, rose above, overlooked

intr., to be above, rise above the horizon, εὖτʼ ἀστὴρ ὑπερέσχε φαάντατος Od. 13.93; αὐτῆς [Αἰγύπτου] εἶναι οὐδὲν ὑπερέχον no part of it was above water, Hdt. 2.4; ὕδωρ, . . ὃ μόλις ὑπερέχοντες ἐπεραιώθησαν which they crossed, with their heads only just above it, Th. 3.23; ἕψεται ἄχρι ἂν ὑπερέχῃ τὸ ὕδωρ till it sticks out above the water, Dsc. 3.7; but ἐπιχέας ὕδωρ ὥστε ὑπερέχειν till it covers (sc. the contents of the vessel), Id. 5.87; τὸ κέρας τὸ ἕτερον ἢ καὶ ἀμφότερα ὑπερέχοντα projecting ab

2 overtop, be prominent above, exceeds, excess

overtop, be prominent above, στάντων μὲν Μενέλαος ὑπείρεχεν εὐρέας ὤμους, i. e. stood (head and) shoulders above them, Il. 3.210; ὅκως τινὰ ἴδοι τῶν ἀσταχύων ὑπερέχοντα Hdt. 5.92.ζʹ, cf. Arist. Pol. 1284a37; φιλέει ὁ θεὸς τὰ ὑπερέχοντα πάντα κολούειν Hdt. 7.10.εʹ, cf. X. Cyr. 6.2.17; <ᾡ> ὁ πρῶτος ὅρος ὑ. τοῦ δευτέρου . . μέρει by the fraction by which the first term exceeds the second, Archyt. 2: τὸ ὑπερέχον the excess, Dioph. 1.6.

3 outflank

in military phrase, outflank, τῶν πολεμίων ὑ. τῷ κέρατι X. HG 4.2.18, cf. Th. 3.107.

4 overtop, excel, outdo

metaph., c. acc., overtop, excel, outdo, βροτῶν πάντων ὑπερσχὼν ὄλβον A. Pers. 709 (troch.); σωφροσύνῃ πάντας ὑ. E. Hipp. 1365 (anap.); πελταστικῷ εἰκὸς ὑ. τὴν ἡμετέραν δύναμιν X. HG 6.1.9.

c. gen., πάντων ὑ. μεγέθει καὶ ἀρετῇ Pl. Ti. 24e, cf. Prm. 150e, Grg. 475c; ὑ. τῶν πολλῶν D. 23.206, cf. Ep.Phil. 2.3; ἁπάντων ὑπερέχουσι τῶν κακῶν Anaxil. 22.7 (troch.).

c prevail, more powerful, those in authority, has prevailed, excel, exceed, being too strong for, was beyond

abs., prevail, θεῶν ὑπερέσχε νόος Thgn. 202; οἱ ὑπερσχόντες the more powerful, A. Pr. 215; τῶν πόλεων αἱ ὑπερέχουσαι Isoc. 4.95; οἱ ὑπερέχοντες those in authority, D.L. 6.78, cf. Vett.Val. 61.30, al.; ἐπειδὰν ἡ θάλαττα ὑπέρσχῃ has prevailed, D. 9.69; ἐν τοῖς πολεμίοις ὑ. excel in . . , Men. 642; ἐνδέχεται . . μὴ τοσοῦτον ὑ. τῷ ποσῷ, ὅσον λείπεσθαι τῷ ποιῷ exceed so much . . , Arist. Pol. 1296b23; ὑπὲρ ὧν πλειονάκι ἐντετευχυιῶν ὑπερέχων ἡμᾶς ἀπράκτους καθίστησι being too strong for us, Sammelb. 4

d to be outdone

Pass., to be outdone, ὑπό τινος Pl. Phd. 102c, 102d; τὴν δύναμιν τοῦ ὑπερέχειν καὶ ὑπερέχεσθαι Id. Prm. 150d; κατὰ πλοῦτον ὑπερέχειν κατʼ ἀρετὴν δʼ ὑπερέχεσθαι Arist. Pol. 1281a7, cf. Gal. 15.805.

5 have a wider extension

in Logic, have a wider extension, Arist. APo. 99a24, cf. Rh. 1363b8 (Act. and Pass.).

6 excess value

ἐπὶ τοῖς ὑπερέχουσι δανεῖσαι to lend on the security of excess value, of a second mortgage, SIG 364.33 (Ephesus, iii B. C.).

III rise above, be able to bear

c. gen. rei, rise above, be able to bear, τῆς ἀντλίας Ar. Pax 17; τῶν ἀναλωμάτων D.S. 4.80 (v.l. for ὑπερεῖδον).

IV have over, has in hand

have over, ὑπερέχει he has in hand, PCair.Zen. 292.498, cf. 790.25 (iii B. C.); ὑπερέξομεν πρὸς τὸ διὰ χερός ib. 355.93 (iii B. C.).—Cf. ὑπερίσχω.

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