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ὑπερβαίνω 1 2 3 4

I.to step over, mount, scale, c. acc., ὑπ. τεῖχος Il., etc.; ὑπ. δόμους to step over the threshold of the house, Eur.; ὑπ. τοὺς οὔρους to cross the boundaries, Hdt.:—of rivers, to go over their banks, overflow, id=Hdt.
2.to overstep, transgress, τοὺς νόμους id=Hdt., Soph.; τοὺς ὅρκους Dem.: absol. to transgress, trespass, sin, ὅτε κέν τις ὑπερβήῃ (epic aor2 subj.) Il.
3.to pass over, pass by, leave out, omit, Hdt., Dem.
II.to go beyond, to surpass, outdo, c. acc., Plat.; absol., Theogn.
B.Causal in aor1, to put over, Xen.

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