Perseus.over, above, w. gen, over, beyond, w. acc.
A.WITH GENIT.,
I.of Place, over, above:
1.in a state of rest, στέρνον ὑπὲρ μαζοῖο Il.; ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς στῆναί τινι to stand over his head, Hom.: of countries, above, further inland, οἰκέοντες ὑπὲρ Ἁλικαρνησσοῦ μεσόγαιαν Hdt.
2.in a state of motion, over, across, ὑπὲρ θαλάσσης καὶ χθονὸς ποτωμένοις Aesch.
II.metaph., from the notion of standing over to protect, for, for defence of, in behalf of, ἑκατόμβην ῥέξαι ὑπὲρ Δαναῶν Il.; θύειν ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως Xen.; ὑπὲρ τῆς πατρίδος ἀμύνειν to fight for one's country, etc.
3.c. inf. for the purpose of, ὑπὲρ τοῦ μηδένα ἀποθνήσκειν to prevent any one from dying, Xen.
4.for, instead of, in the name of, ὑπὲρ ἑαυτοῦ Thuc.; στρατηγῶν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν acting as general by commission from you, Dem.
III.like περί, on, of, concerning, Lat. de, ὑπὲρ σέθεν αἴσχεα ἀκούω Il.; τὰ λεγόμενα ὑπέρ τινος Hdt.
B.WITH ACC., expressing that over and beyond which a thing goes,
I.of Place, over, beyond, Hom., Plat.
III.of Number, above, upwards of, ὑπὲρ τεσσεράκοντα Hdt., Xen.; ὑπὲρ τὸ ἥμισυ more than half, Xen.
E.IN COMPOS.,
1.of Place, over, beyond, in ὑπερ-βαίνω, ὑπερ-πόντιος.
2.for, in defence of, in ὑπερ-ασπίζω, ὑπερ-αλγέω.
3.above measure, in ὑπερ-ήφανος, ὑπερ-φίαλος.
