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ὑπέρα
ὑπέρα [ῠ], ἡ, ( ὑπέρ) an

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an upper rope

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Headword:
ὑπέρα
Headword (normalized):
ὑπέρα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
υπερα
Intro Text:
ὑπέρα [ῠ], ἡ, ( ὑπέρ) an
IDX:
107395
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n107184
Key:
u(pe/ra

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n107184-0
Children (1)
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n107184-0-0
upper rope: mostly in pl. ὑπέραι, the braces attached to the ends of the sailyards ( ἐπίκρια), by means of which the sails are shifted fore and aft, acc. to the direction of the wind, Od. 5.260, cf. Luc. DMort. 14[4].1: prov. of those who drop the substance to grasp a shadow, ἀφεὶς τὴν ὑ. τὸν πόδα διώκει he lets go the brace to catch at the sheet, Hyp. Fr. 181.
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II
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n107184-0-0-0
ὑπέραι, = ὕπερα, τά, Hsch. (s. v.l.).

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