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ὑπερτίθημι 1

I.to set higher, erect, Anth.
2.to set on the other side, carry over, Plut.
3.in Mid. to hold over, so as to protect, Anth.
II.metaph., παντὶ θεὸν ὑπερτιθέμεν to set God over all, Pind.
2.to communicate a thing to another, ὑπερετίθεα (ionic imperf. for -ετίθην) τὰ ἔμελλον ποιήσειν Hdt.:—so in Mid., esp. in order to ask advice, id=Hdt.

1 fut. -θήσω

Liddell and Scott. An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1889.

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