ὑπέρ, ὑπείρ (cf. super):
over, prep. w. gen. and acc., accented ὕπερ when it follows its case.—(1)
w. gen., local, over, above, beyond, across;
ὑπὲρ οὐδοῦ βῆναι,
Od. 17.575;
ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς στῆναί τινι,
Il. 2.20; τηλοῦ
ὑπὲρ πόντου, Od. 13.257.
Metaph., for, in defence of, Il. 1.444, Il. 7.449; w.
verbs of entreaty, by, for the sake of (per), γουνάζεσθαι ὑπὲρ τοκέων, ὑπὲρ ψυ_χῆς καὶ
γούνων, Ο 660, Od.
15.261; then like περί,
concerning (de), Il.
6.524.—(2) w. acc., local, over,
beyond, ἀλαλῆσθαι ὑπεὶρ
ἅλα, Od. 3.74;
‘along the surface’ of the hand, Il. 5.339. Metaph., beyond,
transcending, against, ὑπὲρ αἶσαν,
μοῖραν, θεόν, Ρ 327, Od.
1.34.