υπέρβιος

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ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws

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Greek Monolingual

-ον, Α
1. πάρα πολύ δυνατός («ὑπέρβιον Ἡρακλέα», Πίνδ.)
2. υπέρμετρος, αδιάντροπος, αχαλίνωτος («ὑπέρβιον ὕβριν», Ομ. Οδ.)
3. (το ουδ. ως επίρρ.) ὑπέρβιον
αδιάντροπα, ασυγκράτητα.
επίρρ...
ὑπερβίως Α
ασυγκράτητα, αδιάντροπα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὑπερ- + -βιος (< βία), πρβλ. ἀντί-βιος].