γενικῇ

to exceed

Translated by David Whitehead13 Nov 2001Vetting: high8 revisions

2 notes · 36 words
[Used] with a genitive. [Meaning] to surpass, to enhance.1
"Hence no man alive could give a true picture of what happened, not even as an exaggeration; so far has it exceeded in awfulness all previously-mentioned events".2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπερπαίειν· γενικῇ. ὑπερβαίνειν, πλεονάζειν. διὸ τὸ γεγονὸς οὐδὲ καθ' ὑπερβολὴν εἰκάσαι δυνατὸν οὐδενὶ τῶν ὄντων ἐστίν· οὕτως ὑπερπεπαίκει πάσας τῇ δεινότητι τὰς προειρημένας πράξεις.

Betacode
*(uperpai/ein: genikh=|. u(perbai/nein, pleona/zein. dio\ to\ gegono\s ou)de\ kaq' u(perbolh\n ei)ka/sai dunato\n ou)deni\ tw=n o)/ntwn e)sti/n: ou(/tws u(perpepai/kei pa/sas th=| deino/thti ta\s proeirhme/nas pra/ceis.

Notes (2)

  1. The SOL headword is faulty: u(perpai/ein should be the lemma.
  2. 1Same or similar glossing in other lexica; references at Photius upsilon136 Theodoridis. ↩
  3. 2Polybius 14.5.14, on the burning of the Numidian camp in 204 BCE (web address 1). ↩

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Neighbouring entries

υ351Ὑπερώσιονbeyond measureυ352Ὑπέρωσιςelevation, superiorityυ353γενικῇto exceedυ354Ὑπερπετεῖςhigh-flying, over-flyingυ355ὙπερπετῶI fly beyond, I fly over
Revision history8 revisions · last 27 Nov 2022
  1. tweaked link — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. added primary note — Catharine Roth
  4. fixed link — Catharine Roth
  5. Revised — David Whitehead
  6. another note — David Whitehead
  7. added link, set status — Catharine Roth
  8. Revised — David Whitehead
  9. Translated — David Whitehead

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