ὑπόδρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ὑπο- (hupo-) + *δρακ (*drak), from the root of δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “to see, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hy.pó.dra/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)yˈpo.dra/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /yˈpo.ðra/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /yˈpo.ðra/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈpo.ðra/

Adverb

ὑπόδρα • (hupódra)

(Epic) scowlingly, grimly
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.148
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.245
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.349
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.411
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.888
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 12.230
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 15.13
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 17.141
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 20.428
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 8.165
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 17.459
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 18.337
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 22.34

Further reading

“ὑπόδρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ὑπόδρα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963