ὑπέρτερος

I over, above, upper, from the outer parts of a victim, outside, higher

mostly of Place, over or above, upper, κρέʼ ὑπέρτερα flesh from the outer parts of a victim, outside pieces (opp. the σπλάγχνα or inwards), Od. 3.65, 470, cf. Arat. 576 (cf. Sch.): generally, higher, τὰ δʼ ὑ. νέρτερα θήσει Ζεύς Ar. Lys. 772 (hex.).

2 nobler, more excellent

metaph., nobler, more excellent, εὖχος, κῦδος, Il. 11.290, 12.437; γενεῇ ὑ. 11.786 (where Eust. takes it as an Ion. form for νεώτερος, 884.33, cf. Archil. 28, and v. ὑπέρτατος II).

b stronger, mightier

stronger, mightier, ἐξ ὑπερτέρας χερός S. El. 455.

3 victorious, triumphant over, above, better than, further

c. gen., victorious or triumphant over, δαΐων Pi. N. 4.38; ἀντιπάλων Wilcken Chr. 109.4 (iii B.C.), OGI 90.2 (Rosetta, ii B.C.); ἡμῶν γε . . Νέμεσίς ἐσθʼ ὑ. A. Fr. 266, cf. E. Med. 921; εἰ τἄδικʼ ἔσται τῆς δίκης ὑ. Id. El. 584; πρᾶγμα καὶ ἀσχολίας ὑπέρτερον θήσομαι I will prefer above . . , Pi. I. 1.2, cf. P. 2.60; εἴ τι τῶνδʼ ἔχοις ὑ. better than . . , A. Ch. 105; τὰ πάντα, χὤτι τῶνδʼ ὑ. Id. Fr. 70; οὐδὲν οἶδʼ ὑ. nothing further, S. Ant. 16.

II longer

of Time, longer, ζωὴν ζήσω δορκάδος ὑπερτέραν Aesop. 16b.

III better than

neut. as Adv., μάντεων ὑ. better than . . , S. Ant. 631, cf. A. Th. 530:— also -έρως, Apollon. Lex.; -έρω Them. Or. 11.152c; cf. ἀνωτέρω.—A second Comp. form ὑπερτερώτερος is cited from A. (v. Nauck ad Fr. 434), whence it is conjectured by Weil for ὑπερβατώτερα in Ag. 428 (lyr.): cf. ὑπέρτατος fin.