ὑπερήφανος

hyperephanos

overweening, arrogant

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Gorgias 1
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511d5
Laws 1
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Book III 1
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691a2
Meno 1
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90a6
Phaedo 1
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96a8
Republic 1
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Book III 1
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399b7
Symposium 1
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217e5
Theaetetus 1
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175b5

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑπερήφανος, ον, Dor. ὑπερά- Pi. P. 2.28, B. 16.49:—mostly in bad sense, A. overweening, arrogant, Hes. Th. 149, Pi., B. ll. cc., A. Pr. 405 (lyr.), Isoc. 12.196, D. 4.9, Phld. Vit.p.10 J., etc.; Κύριος ὑπερηφάνοις ἀντιτάσσεται LXX Pr. 3.34; ὑβρισταὶ καὶ ὑ. Arist. Rh. 1390b33; -ώτεροι . . καὶ ἀλογιστότεροι ib.1391a33; οἰκίαι -ώτεραι D. 13.30. Adv., -νως ἔχειν bear oneself proudly, Pl. R. 399b, Tht. 175b; ὑ. ζῶντες living sumptuously, prodigally, Isoc. 4.152, Pl. Lg. 691a; ὀψωνεῖν . . οὐχὶ μετρίως . . , ἀλλʼ ὑ. Diph. 32.20; of a dish, ὑ. ὄζειν Alex. 261.6 (but also, insolently, brutally, μαστιγοῦν τινα prob. in PCair.Zen. 80.4 (iii B. C.)).—This sense appears in Hom. in the part. ὑπερηφανέων (q. v.). 2. rarely in good sense, magnificent, splendid, σοφία, ἔργον, Pl. Phd. 96a, Smp. 217e; ὑ. τι διαπραττομένη Id. Grg. 511d; ποτήρια χρυσᾶ . . , ὑπερήφανα Philippid. 27; πράξεις ὑ. τὸ μέγεθος Plu. Fab. 26; sublime, Dam. Pr. 3. Adv. -νως, ἀγωνιζόμενος Plu. Ages. 34.

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