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Ὑπερήνωρ

uperenor

arrogant

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What it meant

1. ὑπερήνωρ · hyperēnōr — Beekes

ὑπερήνωρ [adj.] ‘arrogant’ (Hes., E.). <4 GR> *DER ὑπερηνορέη (A. R.). *ETYM A compound in -ήνωρ, see » ἀνήρ. — [Beekes, s.v. ὑπερήνωρ, p. 1584]

2. ὑπερήνωρ · hyperēnōr — Chantraine

ὑπερήνωρ : «arrogant» (Hés., E.}, dit parfois d'un langage ou même d'un animal. Anthroponyme chez Hom.; avec ὑπερηνορέη (A.R.); ὑπερηνορέοντες (Hom.) dit notamment des prétendants, sing. -έων (IL 18,258). Pour cette extension en participe présent, οἵ, δυσμενέων et Risch, Woribild. der hom. Spr4 $ 111 Ὁ. Et.: Entre dans la série des composés en -fvop, οἵ, s.u. ἀνήρ. — [Chantraine, s.v. ὑπερήνωρ, p. 1177]

3. ὑπερήνωρ · hyperēnōr — LSJ

overbearing, overweening

overbearing, overweening, of the tyrant Pelias, Hes. Th. 995; θήρ Orph. A. 944; also μεγαλαγορία E. Ph. 184 (lyr.); θυμός Orph. A. 671.—In Hom. only as pr. n.

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  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. Ὑπερήνωρ (scan p. 1584; entry #6236).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. Ὑπερήνωρ (scan p. 1177; entry #8254).

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