ἐφύπερθεν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἐφῠ́περθε (ephŭ́perthe)

Etymology

From ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) +‎ ῠ̔́περθεν (hŭ́perthen). By surface analysis, ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) +‎ ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) +‎ -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

ἐφῠ́περθεν • (ephŭ́perthen)

above, on top

Preposition

ἐφῠ́περθεν • (ephŭ́perthen) (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