ὑπεράφανος

See also: υπερήφανος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὑπερήφᾰνος (huperḗphanos) — Attic, Ionic, Koine

Etymology

Perhaps from ὑπερφανής (huperphanḗs, “appearing over; showing oneself above others”) with epenthetic vowel inserted; or directly from ῠ̔πέρ (hupér, “over, above”) +‎ φᾱνός (phānós, “appearing, shining, bright, resplendent”) from φαίνω (phaínō, “to appear, show forth, shine”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hy.pe.rǎː.pʰa.nos/ → /y.peˈra.ɸa.nos/ → /i.peˈra.fa.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hy.pe.rǎː.pʰa.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)y.peˈra.pʰa.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /y.peˈra.ɸa.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /y.peˈra.fa.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.peˈra.fa.nos/

Adjective

ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνος • (huperā́phanos) m or f (neuter ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνον); second declension (Doric, Aeolic)

1. arrogant, boastful, blustering, conceited, overweening, proud, vain, vainglorious
2. contemptuous, disdainful, haughty, scornful, supercilious
3. (rarely, in a good sense) magnificent, splendid

Declension

Second declension of ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνος; ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνον (Aeolic, Doric)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνος huperā́phanos	ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνον huperā́phanon		ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νω huperāphánō	ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νω huperāphánō		ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνοι huperā́phanoi	ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνᾰ huperā́phana
Genitive		ὑπερᾱφάνοιο / ὑπερᾱφανῶ huperāphánoio / huperāphanô	ὑπερᾱφάνοιο / ὑπερᾱφανῶ huperāphánoio / huperāphanô		ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νοιν huperāphánoin	ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νοιν huperāphánoin		ὑπερᾱφᾰνῶν huperāphanôn	ὑπερᾱφᾰνῶν huperāphanôn
Dative		ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νῳ huperāphánōi	ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νῳ huperāphánōi		ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νοιν huperāphánoin	ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νοιν huperāphánoin		ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νοις huperāphánois	ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νοις huperāphánois
Accusative		ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνον huperā́phanon	ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνον huperā́phanon		ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νω huperāphánō	ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νω huperāphánō		ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νους huperāphánous	ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνᾰ huperā́phana
Vocative		ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνε huperā́phane	ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνον huperā́phanon		ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νω huperāphánō	ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νω huperāphánō		ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνοι huperā́phanoi	ὑπερᾱ́φᾰνᾰ huperā́phana
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ὑπερᾱφᾰ́νως huperāphánōs			ὑπερᾱφᾰνώτερος huperāphanṓteros			ὑπερᾱφᾰνώτᾰτος huperāphanṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

• ὑπερηφᾱνίᾰ (huperēphānía, “arrogance, boastfulness, pride, vainglory”)
• ὑπερφαίνομαι (huperphaínomai, “to show oneself over or above; to be superior”)

Further reading

• “ὑπεράφανος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ὑπεράφανος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ὑπεράφανος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter