ὑπέρα
ὑπέρα [ῠ], ἡ, ( ὑπέρ) an
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"definition": "<i>upper rope</i>: mostly in pl. ὑπέραι, the <i>braces</i> 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 <i>the brace</i> to catch at the sheet, Hyp. Fr. 181.",
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