ὑπερπέτομαι

hyperpetomai

fly over

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 13 1
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13408
Book 22 1
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22275
Odyssey 2
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8192
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22280

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑπερπέτομαι, also ὑπερπέταμαι, ὑπερίπταμαι (qq.v.): Ep. aor. -πτάμην, in Prose -επτόμην Arist. HA 597a12: aor. Act. -έπτην S. Ant. (v. infr.), Ph. 1.165: in late Prose also -επετάσθην (v. infr.): (v. πέτομαι):—A. fly over, of a spear, ὑπέρπτατο χάλκεον ἔγχος Il. 13.408, 22.275, cf. Od. 22.280; of birds, Arist. HA 541a28, Philostr. VA 2.10: aor. Act., ἀετὸς ἐς γᾶν ὑπερέπτα S. Ant. 113 (anap.). 2. c. acc., fly over or beyond, ὁ δʼ [λᾶας] ὑπέρπτατο σήματα πάντων Od. 8.192; of birds, ὑ. τὸ ὄρος Arist. HA 597a12; 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.

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