Ὑπερβριθές

weighty

Translated by David Whitehead10 Aug 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

13 words

[Meaning something] great and heavy. "They [sc. the gods] effected a weighty grief."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπερβριθές· μέγα καὶ βαρύ. ὑπερβριθὲς ἄχθος ἤνυσαν.

Betacode

*(uperbriqe/s: me/ga kai\ baru/. u(perbriqe\s a)/xqos h)/nusan.

Notes

The headword adjective, neuter singular of u(perbriqh/s, is extracted from the quotation given (Sophocles, Ajax 951, web address 1); the gloss is from the scholia there.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

υ248ὙπερβόρειοιHyperboreans υ249ὙπέρβοροςHyperboros, Hyperborus υ250Ὑπερβριθέςweighty υ251Ὑπεργαμίαextreme-marriage υ252Ὑπέργηρωςelderly

Revision history3 revisions · last 21 Nov 2013

21 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
11 Aug 2009expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
10 Aug 2009tweak, link, keyword, status — Catharine Roth
10 Aug 2009Translated — David Whitehead