Ὑψιπέτης

high-flying, soaring

Translated by David Whitehead5 Oct 2003Vetting: high2 revisions

15 words

Someone flying to a height. But u(yipeth/s [means] someone who has fallen from a height.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑψιπέτης· ὁ εἰς ὕψος πετόμενος. ὑψιπετὴς δὲ ὁ ἀπὸ ὕψους πεσών.

Betacode

*(uyipe/ths: o( ei)s u(/yos peto/menos. u(yipeth\s de\ o( a)po\ u(/yous pesw/n.

Same or similar material in some other lexica and grammars.
Besides the difference in accentuation, this distinction stems from the two verbs which make up these compound adjectives: pe/tomai ['I fly'] in the first instance, pi/ptw ['I fall'] in the second.

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