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ὑπερτέλλω

upertello

rise over, above, when he has risen above the horizon

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Where it lives

Orestes 2 · 2.04/10k
Hecuba 1 · 1.4/10k
Phoenissae 1 · 1.04/10k
Histories 1 · 0.05/10k

What it meant

ὑπερτέλλω · hypertellō — LSJ

rise over, above, when he has risen above the horizon, sprung, appearing above, hanging over

rise over or above, ὁ ἥλιος ὑπερτείλας the sun when he has risen above the horizon and reached a certain height, Hdt. 3.104; φλὸξ -τέλλουσα γῆς E. Fr. 772; τοὺς -τείλαντας ἐκ γαίας sprung from the ground, Id. Ph. 1007: c. gen., φαρέων μαστὸς ὑπερτέλλων appearing above her dress, Id. Or. 841 (lyr.); κορυφῆς ὑπερτέλλων πέτρος the stone hanging over the head [of Tantalus], ib. 6, cf. AP 5.235 (Paul.Sil.): rarely c. dat., ib. 9.656 (v/vi A.D.); ὥρα ὥρας μυρία (fort. μορίῳ) ὑπερτείλασα Vett.Val. 343.

In the wild

ὑπερτέλλουςʼ · hypertellousʼ Euripides, Hecuba 1010 (DIORISIS sentence 560)
ὑπερτέλλοντα · hypertellonta Euripides, Orestes *)hle/ktra (DIORISIS sentence 2)
ὑπερτέλλοντʼ · hypertellontʼ Euripides, Orestes (DIORISIS sentence 602)
ὑπερτείλαντας · hyperteilantas Euripides, Phoenissae *menoikeu/s (DIORISIS sentence 617)
ὑπερτείλας · hyperteilas Herodotus, Histories 3.104.2 (DIORISIS sentence 3678)

Where it came from

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