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|Full diacritics=ὑπερδέξιος
|Medium diacritics=ὑπερδέξιος
|Low diacritics=υπερδέξιος
|Capitals=ΥΠΕΡΔΕΞΙΟΣ
|Transliteration A=hyperdéxios
|Transliteration B=hyperdexios
|Transliteration C=yperdeksios
|Beta Code=u(perde/cios
|Definition=ον, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">lying above one on the right hand</b>, <b class="b3">εἶχον ὑ. χωρίον . . χαλεπώτατον, καὶ ἐξ μριστερᾶς . . ποταμόν</b>, v.l. for [[ὑπὲρ δεξιῶν]] in <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span> 4.8.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> simply, <b class="b2">lying above</b> or <b class="b2">over</b>, <b class="b3">ὑ. χωρίον</b> <b class="b2">higher</b> ground, ib.<span class="bibl">3.4.37</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">γὰ ὑ</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">5.7.31</span>, cf. Aen. Tact.<span class="bibl">1.2</span>; <b class="b3">ἐξ ὑπερδεξίου</b> from <b class="b2">above</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>7.4.13</span>, <span class="bibl">Plb.2.3.6</span>, etc.; ἡ ἐξ ὑ. τάξις <b class="b2">up-stream</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.3.43.3</span>; ἐκ τῶν ὑ. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>4.2.14</span>; ἐξ ὑπερδεξίων <span class="bibl">Luc. <span class="title">Tim.</span>45</span>, <span class="bibl">Paus.4.29.4</span>: c. gen., <b class="b2">commanding from above</b>, or simply <b class="b2">above</b>, λόφος ὑ. τῷν πολεμίων <span class="bibl">Plb.1.30.7</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">10.30.7</span>; τοῦ τείχους <span class="bibl">Id.8.4.9</span>: also of streams, <b class="b3">ἔστιν ἡ Σηστὸς ὑ. τοῦ ῥοῦ</b> <b class="b2">up-stream</b> with regard to the current, <span class="bibl">Str.13.1.22</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> metaph., <b class="b2">superior, having the advantage in</b> a thing, τῷ πολέμῳ <span class="bibl">Plb.5.102.3</span>, etc.; <b class="b2">victorious over</b>, ὑ. τῆς κακίας τὴν ἀρετήν <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Num.</span> 20</span>; <b class="b3">ὑ. ἐγένετο τοῦ λοιμοῦ</b>, i. e. he recovered, Ruf.<span class="title">Fr.</span>114. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> c.gen., <b class="b2">convenient for</b>, ὑ. χωρίον τοῦ ἀποκρούεσθαι τὴν ἔφοδον <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Tact.</span>9.2</span>.</span>
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