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ὕψι

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up, above; aloft, upwards; high

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1. ὕψι · hypsi — Beekes

ὕψι [adv.] ‘up, above; aloft, upwards; high’ (Hom., Hes.). 41Ὲ *up-s- ‘above’> *COMP Eg. in ὑψιβρεμέτης ‘high-thundering’, of Zeus (Hom., Hes.), ὑψαύχην ‘with the neck high, proud’ (E, Pl. Phdr. 253d, AP, late prose), whence ὑψαυχεν-έω, -ίζω ‘to bear the neck high, to strut’ (Hell. and late). *DER 1. adverbs ὑψ-οῦ, -όθι, -όσε, -όθε(ν) ‘above’, ‘upwards, from above’ (IL, epic poet.). 2. superl. ὕψιστος (Pi, trag. A. … — [Beekes, s.v. ὕψι, p. 1592]

2. ὕψι · hypsi — Chantraine

ὕψι : adv. «en haut, vers le haut» (Hom., Hés.). Fréquent comme premier terme de composés, p. ex. ὑψι-δρεμέτης « qui tonne au haut du ciel» Hom,, Hés.), -ζυγος dit de Zeus « qui trône bien haut » (Hom., Hés.), πθρονος dit de dieux (Pi), τκερὼς eaux grandes cornes » dit d'un cerf (Od., etc.), -xouoc «aux hautes cimes » dit d'arbres (Hom., etc.), -πέτηλος «aux feuillages qui s'élèvent haut» (Hom.), -πέτης (Hom.) et … — [Chantraine, s.v. ὕψι, p. 1183]

3. ὕψι · hypsi — Frisk

ὕψι Adv. ‘in der Höhe, oben; in die Höhe, empor; hoch’ (Hom., Hes.). Sehr oft als Vorderglied (vgl. Sommer Nominalkomp. 173£.), z.B. öyı-Boeu-Erns “in der Höhe donnernd’, von Zeus (Hom., Hes.), ὑψ-αύχην “mit hohem Nacken, stolz’ (E., Pl. Phdr. 253d, AP, sp. Prosa) mit ὑψαυχεν-ἕέω, -ἰξω ‘den Nacken hoch tragen, stolzieren? (hell. u. sp.). — Davon 1. Adv. ὑψ-οῦ, «όϑι, -όσε, -ὀϑε(ν) ‘oben’, bzw. ‘empor, von oben her’ … — [Frisk, s.v. ὕψι, p. 1950]

4. ὕψῐ · hypsi — LSJ

on high, aloft, high on, out at sea

on high, aloft, ὕ. δʼ ἀναθρῴσκων πέτεται Il. 13.140; ὕ. βιβάς ib. 371; Ζεὺς ἥμενος ὕ. 20.155, cf. Od. 16.264; ἴρηξ . . ἀηδόνα . . ὕ. μάλʼ ἐν νεφέεσσι φέρων Hes. Op. 204; ἐμάχοντο . . ἀπὸ νηῶν ὕ. μελαινάων ἐπιβάντες from high on the ships, Il. 15.387; ὕ . . . ἀέλλη σκίδνατο 16.374; ὕ . . . ὁρμίσσομεν out at sea, 14.77. (Hence ὑψίων, ὑψίτερος, ὕψιστος,—all prob. connected with ὑπέρ.)

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ὕψι (scan p. 1592; entry #6277). Root candidates: *up-, *oupso-, *oupselo-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ὕψι (scan p. 1183; entry #8299).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ὕψι (scan p. 1950; entry #5865).

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