Ὑπερφίαλος

brimming over, overwhelming

Translated by David Whitehead23 Aug 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

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Sometimes a term of reproach: "brimming over and rough." Meaning not gentle. But in other places a term of praise: "to dine with you brimmers-over." Meaning noble men.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπερφίαλος· ποτὲ μὲν ἐπὶ ψόγου· ὑπερφίαλος καὶ ἀπηνής. ἀντὶ τοῦ οὐκ ἔνσπονδος. ἐν ἄλλοις δὲ ἐπὶ ἐγκωμίου· ὑπερφιάλοισι μεθ' ὑμῖν δαίνυσθαι. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοῖς.

Betacode

*(uperfi/alos: pote\ me\n e)pi\ yo/gou: u(perfi/alos kai\ a)phnh/s. a)nti\ tou= ou)k e)/nspondos. e)n a)/llois de\ e)pi\ e)gkwmi/ou: u(perfia/loisi meq' u(mi=n dai/nusqai. a)nti\ tou= a)gaqoi=s.

Notes

Entry based in part on the scholia to Homer, Iliad 15.94, the first of the passages quoted (Hera describing Zeus: web address 1); the second is Odyssey 2.310-311 (web address 2).
The LSJ entry is unusually full and informative (web address 3).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 3 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

υ383Ὑπερφερέςexcellent, pre-eminent υ384ὙπερφέρωI carry over υ385Ὑπερφίαλοςbrimming over, overwhelming υ386Ὑπερφρονεῖdespises υ387ὙπερφρονῶI take lightly

Revision history4 revisions · last 29 Nov 2022

29 Nov 2022added a link — Catharine Roth
10 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
24 Aug 2010augmented note — David Whitehead
23 Aug 2010added links, set status — Catharine Roth
23 Aug 2010Translated — David Whitehead

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes

External resources

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