ἐφύπερθεν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἐφύπερθε (ephúperthe)

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ ὕπερθεν (húperthen), itself from ὑπέρ (hupér) +‎ -θεν (-then).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pʰý.per.tʰen/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpʰy.per.tʰen/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈɸy.per.θen/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈfy.per.θen/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈfi.per.θen/

Adverb

ἐφύπερθεν • (ephúperthen)

above, on top

Preposition

ἐφύπερθεν • (ephúperthen) (governs the genitive)

above, on top of

Further reading

“ἐφύπερθεν”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἐφύπερθεν in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἐφύπερθεν in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“ἐφύπερθεν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press