ὑπερφαίνομαι · hyperphainomai — LSJ
appear, show oneself over, above, appear in the air above
appear, show oneself over or above, τοῦ λόφου Th. 4.93; τοῦ ποταμοῦ, i.e. on its bank, Plu. Pyrrh. 16, cf. Arist. HA 550b3, Euph. 44: also c. acc., ὑ. τὰ τείχη Plu. Dio 39: abs., appear in the air above, Arist. HA 620b2, Jul. Or. 2.62d:—so in Act., δοιοὶ δὲ σκυνίοισιν ὑπερφαίνουσι μέτωπον οἷα τύλοι Nic. Th. 177.
2 to be superior
metaph., to be superior, Them. Or. 1.11a.