ὑπερβάλλω fut. -βαλῶ Ionic -βαλέω Epic aor2 ὑπειρέβαλον to throw over or beyond a mark, to overshoot, c. acc., Il. ὅτε μέλλοι ἄκρον λόφον ὑπερβαλέειν when he was just about to force the stone over the top, Od. intr. to run beyond, overrun the scent, of hounds, Xen. to outstrip or pass, τινάς Soph. metaph.: to overshoot, outdo, surpass, prevail over, c. gen., βροντῆς ὑπερβάλλοντα κτύπον Aesch.; also c. acc., ὑπ. τινά τινι to outdo one in a thing, Eur. to go beyond, exceed, c. acc., Hes., etc.; ὑπ. ἑκατὸν ἔτεα to exceed 100 years, in age, Hdt.; ὑπ. τὸν χρόνον, i. e. be too late, Xen.:—also c. gen., Plat. absol. to exceed all bounds, Aesch., Eur., etc.; οὐχ ὑπερβαλών keeping within bounds, Pind.: to be in excess, Arist.:—often in part., ὑπερβάλλων, ουσα, ον, exceeding, excessive, Aesch., Plat.; τὰ ὑπερβάλλοντα an over-high estate, Eur.; τὸ ὑπ. αὐτῶν such part of them as is extraordinary, Thuc. to go on further and further, προέβαινε ὑπερβάλλων he went on bidding more and more, Hdt.; ᾔτει τοσαῦτα ὑπερβάλλων Thuc. to pass over, cross mountains, rivers, etc., c. acc., Aesch., Eur.; also c. gen., Eur.:—of ships, to double a headland, c. acc., Hdt., Thuc.:—absol. to cross over, Hdt., Xen. of water, to run over, overflow, c. acc., Hdt. of the Sun, to be at its height or its utmost heat, Hdt. Mid., with perf. pass., = A. II, to outdo, overcome, conquer, τινα Hdt., Soph., etc.:—absol. to be conqueror, to conquer, Hdt. to exceed, surpass, τινα Hdt., Ar., etc.:—absol. to exceed, Hdt.:—perf. pass. part., ὑπερβεβλημένη γυνή an excellent, surpassing woman, Eur. to overbid, outbid, τινα Xen. to put off, postpone, Hdt.;—but, ἢν ὑπερβάλωνται κείνην τὴν ἡμέραν συμβολὴν μὴ ποιεύμενοι if they let that day pass without fighting, Hdt.:— absol. to delay, linger, Hdt., Plat.