ὑπερπέτομαι
ἀσκεῖν περὶ τὰ νοσήματα δύο, ὠφελεῖν ἢ μὴ βλάπτειν → strive, with regard to diseases, for two things — to do good, or to do no harm | as to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm
English (LSJ)
also ὑπερπέταμαι, ὑπερίπταμαι (qq.v.): Ep. aor. -πτάμην, in Prose
A -επτόμην Arist.HA597a12: aor. Act. -έπτην S.Ant. (v. infr.), Ph.1.165: in late Prose also -επετάσθην (v. infr.): (v. πέτομαι):—fly over, of a spear, ὑπέρπτατο χάλκεον ἔγχος Il.13.408, 22.275, cf. Od.22.280; of birds, Arist.HA541a28, Philostr.VA2.10: aor. Act., ἀετὸς ἐς γᾶν ὑπερέπτα S.Ant.113 (anap.). 2 c. acc., fly over or beyond, ὁ δ' [λᾶας] ὑπέρπτατο σήματα πάντων Od.8.192; of birds, ὑ. τὸ ὄρος Arist.HA597a12; ὑπερπετασθῆναι πολλὰ μέρη τῆς οἰκουμένης D.S.4.51, cf. Luc.Rh.Pr.6: also c. gen., A.R.2.1252, Plu.Pomp.25. 3 metaph., skip over, εἴδη καὶ γένη Ph.1.165.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1200] (s. πέτομαι), dep. med., darüber hinfliegen; ὑπέρπτατο χάλκεον ἔγχος, Il. 13, 408. 22, 275; ὁ (λᾶας) δ' ὑπέρπτατο σήματα πάντα, Od. 8, 192, vgl. 22, 280; αἰετὸς ἐς γᾶν ὡς ὑπερέπτα, Soph. Ant. 113.
