ὑπέρβιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ὑπερ- (huper-, “over-, super-”) +‎ βῐ́ᾱ (bíā, “strength, force”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival suffix)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hy.pér.bi.os/ → /yˈper.βi.os/ → /iˈper.vi.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hy.pér.bi.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)yˈper.bi.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /yˈper.βi.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /yˈper.vi.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈper.vi.os/

Adjective

ὑπέρβῐος • (hupérbios) m (feminine ὑπερβίᾱ, neuter ὑπέρβῐον); first/second declension

1. of overwhelming strength
2. overweening, wanton, lawless

Declension

First and second declension of ὑπέρβῐος; ὑπερβῐ́ᾱ; ὑπέρβῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὑπέρβῐος hupérbios	ὑπερβῐ́ᾱ huperbíā	ὑπέρβῐον hupérbion		ὑπερβῐ́ω huperbíō	ὑπερβῐ́ᾱ huperbíā	ὑπερβῐ́ω huperbíō		ὑπέρβῐοι hupérbioi	ὑπέρβῐαι hupérbiai	ὑπέρβῐᾰ hupérbia
Genitive		ὑπερβῐ́ου huperbíou	ὑπερβῐ́ᾱς huperbíās	ὑπερβῐ́ου huperbíou		ὑπερβῐ́οιν huperbíoin	ὑπερβῐ́αιν huperbíain	ὑπερβῐ́οιν huperbíoin		ὑπερβῐ́ων huperbíōn	ὑπερβῐ́ων huperbíōn	ὑπερβῐ́ων huperbíōn
Dative		ὑπερβῐ́ῳ huperbíōi	ὑπερβῐ́ᾳ huperbíāi	ὑπερβῐ́ῳ huperbíōi		ὑπερβῐ́οιν huperbíoin	ὑπερβῐ́αιν huperbíain	ὑπερβῐ́οιν huperbíoin		ὑπερβῐ́οις huperbíois	ὑπερβῐ́αις huperbíais	ὑπερβῐ́οις huperbíois
Accusative		ὑπέρβῐον hupérbion	ὑπερβῐ́ᾱν huperbíān	ὑπέρβῐον hupérbion		ὑπερβῐ́ω huperbíō	ὑπερβῐ́ᾱ huperbíā	ὑπερβῐ́ω huperbíō		ὑπερβῐ́ους huperbíous	ὑπερβῐ́ᾱς huperbíās	ὑπέρβῐᾰ hupérbia
Vocative		ὑπέρβῐε hupérbie	ὑπερβῐ́ᾱ huperbíā	ὑπέρβῐον hupérbion		ὑπερβῐ́ω huperbíō	ὑπερβῐ́ᾱ huperbíā	ὑπερβῐ́ω huperbíō		ὑπέρβῐοι hupérbioi	ὑπέρβῐαι hupérbiai	ὑπέρβῐᾰ hupérbia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ὑπερβῐ́ως huperbíōs				ὑπερβῐώτερος huperbiṓteros				ὑπερβῐώτᾰτος huperbiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ὑπέρβῐος; ὑπερβῐ́η; ὑπέρβῐον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὑπέρβῐος hupérbios	ὑπερβῐ́η huperbíē	ὑπέρβῐον hupérbion		ὑπερβῐ́ω huperbíō	ὑπερβῐ́ᾱ huperbíā	ὑπερβῐ́ω huperbíō		ὑπέρβῐοι hupérbioi	ὑπέρβῐαι hupérbiai	ὑπέρβῐᾰ hupérbia
Genitive		ὑπερβῐ́ου / ὑπερβῐοῖο / ὑπερβῐ́οιο / ὑπερβῐόο / ὑπερβῐ́οο huperbíou / huperbioîo / huperbíoio / huperbióo / huperbíoo	ὑπερβῐ́ης huperbíēs	ὑπερβῐ́ου / ὑπερβῐοῖο / ὑπερβῐ́οιο / ὑπερβῐόο / ὑπερβῐ́οο huperbíou / huperbioîo / huperbíoio / huperbióo / huperbíoo		ὑπερβῐ́οιῐν huperbíoiin	ὑπερβῐ́αιν / ὑπερβῐ́αιῐν / ὑπερβῐ́ῃῐν huperbíai(i)n / huperbíēiin	ὑπερβῐ́οιῐν huperbíoiin		ὑπερβῐ́ων huperbíōn	ὑπερβῐᾱ́ων / ὑπερβῐέ͜ων / ὑπερβῐῶν huperbiā́ōn / huperbié͜ōn / huperbiôn	ὑπερβῐ́ων huperbíōn
Dative		ὑπερβῐ́ῳ huperbíōi	ὑπερβῐ́ῃ huperbíēi	ὑπερβῐ́ῳ huperbíōi		ὑπερβῐ́οιῐν huperbíoiin	ὑπερβῐ́αιν / ὑπερβῐ́αιῐν / ὑπερβῐ́ῃῐν huperbíai(i)n / huperbíēiin	ὑπερβῐ́οιῐν huperbíoiin		ὑπερβῐ́οισῐ / ὑπερβῐ́οισῐν / ὑπερβῐ́οις huperbíoisi(n) / huperbíois	ὑπερβῐ́ῃσῐ / ὑπερβῐ́ῃσῐν / ὑπερβῐ́ῃς / ὑπερβῐ́αις huperbíēisi(n) / huperbíēis / huperbíais	ὑπερβῐ́οισῐ / ὑπερβῐ́οισῐν / ὑπερβῐ́οις huperbíoisi(n) / huperbíois
Accusative		ὑπέρβῐον hupérbion	ὑπερβῐ́ην huperbíēn	ὑπέρβῐον hupérbion		ὑπερβῐ́ω huperbíō	ὑπερβῐ́ᾱ huperbíā	ὑπερβῐ́ω huperbíō		ὑπερβῐ́ους huperbíous	ὑπερβῐ́ᾱς huperbíās	ὑπέρβῐᾰ hupérbia
Vocative		ὑπέρβῐε hupérbie	ὑπερβῐ́η huperbíē	ὑπέρβῐον hupérbion		ὑπερβῐ́ω huperbíō	ὑπερβῐ́ᾱ huperbíā	ὑπερβῐ́ω huperbíō		ὑπέρβῐοι hupérbioi	ὑπέρβῐαι hupérbiai	ὑπέρβῐᾰ hupérbia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ὑπερβῐ́ως huperbíōs				ὑπερβῐώτερος huperbiṓteros				ὑπερβῐώτᾰτος huperbiṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

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