Ὑπερφυής

marvellous

Translated by David Whitehead29 Sep 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

3 words

[Meaning] wondrous, major.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπερφυής· μεγαλοφυής, μείζων.

Betacode

*(uperfuh/s: megalofuh/s, mei/zwn.

Notes

Same entry in the Synagoge (upsilon96) and Photius' Lexicon (upsilon148 Theodoridis), and cf. e.g. Hesychius upsilon490-491.
cf. upsilon 390.

Linked from2 entries

υ390Ὑπερφυᾶ τέχνην ἔχωνhaving a marvellous craftAristophanes, ridiculing the sausage-seller, elevates his craft, in order that he may abuse it the more once it has been revealed as so lowly; for a sausage-seller [is] a man selling entrails.
υ392Ὑπερφυίαmarvellousness[no gloss]

Neighbouring entries

υ389Ὑπέρφρωνarrogant υ390Ὑπερφυᾶ τέχνην ἔχωνhaving a marvellous craft υ391Ὑπερφυήςmarvellous υ392Ὑπερφυίαmarvellousness υ393αἰτιατικῇhe goes under, he ingratiates himself with

Revision history4 revisions · last 30 May 2016

30 May 2016Revised — David Whitehead
24 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
30 Sep 2010expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
29 Sep 2010set status — Catharine Roth
29 Sep 2010Translated — David Whitehead