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ὑπερέχω , Ep. ὑπειρ- Thgn. (v. infr. 1.2): Ep. impf.
A.ὑπείρεχονIl.2.426: aor. ὑπερέσχον, and in poet. form -έσχεθον, 11.735,24.374: fut. “-έξωPCair.Zen.60.6 (iii B. C.), Hsch.:—hold over, σπλάγχνα . . ὑπείρεχον Ἡφαίστοιο held them over the fire, Il.2.426; “μου τὸ σκιάδειον ὑπέρεχεAr.Av.1508; “ἡμῶν ὑπερεῖχε τὴν χύτρανId.Eq.1176; ὑπερέχοντα τὸν αὐλὸν τῆς θαλάσσης holding it up out of the sea, Arist.HA 537b1.
3. hold above, . τὸ ῥύγχος, ὅπως ἀναπνέῃ, of the dolphin, Arist.HA589b11, cf. 566b15, 599b27, al.; “. ὀφρύνelevate, AP5.298 (Agath.).
3. in military phrase, outflank,τῶν πολεμίων . τῷ κέρατιX.HG4.2.18, cf. Th.3.107.
5. in Logic, have a wider extension, Arist.APo.99a24, cf. Rh.1363b8 (Act. and Pass.).
6. ἐπὶ τοῖς ὑπερέχουσι δανεῖσαι to lend on the security of excess value, of a second mortgage, SIG364.33 (Ephesus, iii B. C.).
III. c. gen. rei, rise above, be able to bear,τῆς ἀντλίαςAr.Pax17; “τῶν ἀναλωμάτωνD.S.4.80 (v.l. for ὑπερεῖδον).
IV. have over, ὑπερέχει he has in hand, PCair.Zen.292.498, cf. 790.25 (iii B. C.); ὑπερέξομεν πρὸς τὸ διὰ χερός ib.355.93 (iii B. C.).—Cf. ὑπερίσχω.
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