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ὑπέρογκ-ος

uperogkos

of excessive bulk

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ὑπέρογκ-ος · hyperonk-os — LSJ

of excessive bulk, size, swelled to a great size

of excessive bulk or size, γενομένης τῆς κνήμης ὑ. swelled to a great size, X. HG 5.4.58; [μαστοὶ] οἱ ὑ. Sor. 1.88; πιμελὴς καὶ ὑ. Luc. Tim. 15; δύναμις ὑ., opp. ταπεινή, D. 4.23; τὰ ὑ. τῶν βελῶν Arist. Aud. 802b34.

2 immoderate, excessive, ponderous, verbose, exceedingly great

immoderate, excessive, οὐσίαι Pl. Ep. 317c; τιμαί, εὐτυχίαι, etc., Plu. Praec. 2.820f, Aem. 34, etc.; φρόνημα Id. Luc. 21; τὰ ὑ., opp. τὰ ἐλλείποντα, Pl. Lg. 728e; of style, ponderous, verbose, Plu. Lib.educ. 2.7a (but also ὑπέρογκα λαλεῖν talk ‘big’, Ep.Jud. 16, cf. 2 Ep.Pet. 2.18): generally, exceedingly great, πρᾶγμα Luc. DMort. 28[23].2. Adv. -κως Ph. 1.103, Plu. Demetr. 30: neut. as Adv., ὑπέρογκον φρονεῖν Iamb. Protr. 14.

3 difficult

difficult, LXX 2 Ki. 13.2.

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