Ὑπερφυία

marvellousness

Translated by David Whitehead13 Aug 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

2 words

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Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπερφυία.

Betacode

*(uperfui/a.

Notes

Rare abstract noun, connected with upsilon 390 and upsilon 391.
Adler reports the same entry in the Ambrosian Lexicon.

Linked from1 entry

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.

Neighbouring entries

υ390Ὑπερφυᾶ τέχνην ἔχωνhaving a marvellous craft υ391Ὑπερφυήςmarvellous υ392Ὑπερφυίαmarvellousness υ393αἰτιατικῇhe goes under, he ingratiates himself with υ394Ὑπέρχολος γενόμενοςhaving become over-angry

Revision history4 revisions · last 30 May 2016

30 May 2016Revised — David Whitehead
10 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
15 Aug 2010expanded note — David Whitehead
13 Aug 2010added note, set status — Catharine Roth
13 Aug 2010Translated — David Whitehead