huperechamō

ὑπερέχω,
Epic dialect ὑπειρ- Refs 6th c.BC+: Epic dialect imperfect ὑπείρεχον Refs 8th c.BC+aorist ὑπερέσχον, and in poetry form -έσχεθον, Refs: future -έξωRefs 3rd c.BC+:—hold over, σπλάγχνα.. ὑπείρεχον Ἡφαίστοιο held them over the fire, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὑπερέχοντα τὸν αὐλὸν τῆς θαλάσσης holding it up out of the sea, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 ὑ. χεῖρά (χεῖράς) τινος hold one's hand over him, so as to protect, μάλα γάρ ἑθεν εὐρύοπα Ζεὺς χεῖρα ἑὴν ὑπερέσχε Refs 8th c.BC+
3 hold above, ὑ. τὸ ῥύγχος, ὅπως ἀναπνέῃ, of the dolphin, Refs 4th c.BC+elevate, Refs 6th c.AD+
II intransitive, to be above, rise above the horizon, εὖτ᾽ ἀστὴρ ὑπερέσχε φαάντατος Refs 8th c.BC+; αὐτῆς [Αἰγύπτου] εἶναι οὐδὲν ὑπερέχον no part of it was above water, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὕδωρ,.. ὃ μόλις ὑπερέχοντες ἐπεραιώθησαν which they crossed, with their heads only just above it, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἕψεται ἄχρι ἂν ὑπερέχῃ τὸ ὕδωρ till it sticks out above the water, Refs 1st c.AD+; but ἐπιχέας ὕδωρ ὥστε ὑπερέχειν till it covers (i.e. the contents of the vessel), Refsprojecting above the ground, Refs 5th c.BC+; γεῖσον.. ὑπερέχον τρία ἡμιπόδια projecting a foot and a half, Refs 2nd c.BC+ rose above, overlooked the earth, Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 overtop, be prominent above, στάντων μὲν Μενέλαος ὑπείρεχεν εὐρέας ὤμους, i. e. stood (head and) shoulders above them, Refs 8th c.BC+; [ᾡ] ὁ πρῶτος ὅρος ὑ. τοῦ δευτέρου.. μέρει by the fraction by which the first term exceeds the second, Refs 4th c.BC+ the excess, Refs 3rd c.AD+
II.3 in military phrase, outflank, τῶν πολεμίων ὑ. τῷ κέρατι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 metaphorically, with accusative, overtop, excel, outdo, βροτῶν πάντων ὑπερσχὼν ὄλβον Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4.b with genitive, πάντων ὑ. μεγέθει καὶ ἀρετῇ NT+5th c.BC+
II.4.c absolutely, prevail, θεῶν ὑπερέσχε νόος Refs 6th c.BC+; οἱ ὑπερσχόντες the more powerful, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ ὑπερέχοντες those in authority, Refs 2nd c.AD+ ἐπειδὰν ἡ θάλαττα ὑπέρσχῃ has prevailed, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐν τοῖς πολεμίοις ὑ. excel in.., Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐνδέχεται.. μὴ τοσοῦτον ὑ. τῷ ποσῷ, ὅσον λείπεσθαι τῷ ποιῷ exceed so much.., Refs 4th c.BC+; ὑπὲρ ὧν πλειονάκι ἐντετευχυιῶν ὑπερέχων ἡμᾶς ἀπράκτους καθίστησι being too strong for us, Refs 2nd c.BC+; πᾶν κρύφιον οὐχ ὑπερεῖχε σέ was beyond thee (i. e. thy comprehension), LXX+2nd c.AD+
II.4.d passive, to be outdone, ὑπό τινος Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 in Logic, have a wider extension, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.6 ἐπὶ τοῖς ὑπερέχουσι δανεῖσαι to lend on the security of excess value, of a second mortgage, Refs 3rd c.BC+
III with genitive of things, rise above, be able to bear, τῆς ἀντλίας Refs 5th c.BC+
IV have over, ὑπερέχει he has in hand, Refs 3rd c.BC+ —Cf. ὑπερίσχω.

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.