ὑπεράκριος,
ον,(
ἄκρα)
A). over or
beyond the heights, οἱ Ὑπεράκριοι, =
οἱ Διάκριοι ,
the poor inhabitants of the Attic uplands beyond the heights (which bound the plain of Athens), opp. to the richer classes of the plains and coasts (cf.
πεδιακός 11 ,
πάραλος 11 ),
Hdt. 1.59 ,
D.H. 1.13 .
2). τὰ ὑ. the
heights above the plain, the
uplands, Hdt. 6.20 .