ὑπερβολή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὐπερβάλλω "I go beyond, exceed", from ὐπέρ "above" + βάλλω "I throw"

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /hyperbolɛ͜ɛ́/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /hypɛrboléː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /yperβolí/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ypervolí/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ipeɾvolí/

Noun

ὑπερβολή (genitive ὑπερβολῆς) f, first declension; (huperbolē)

1. overshooting
2. superiority
3. excess, extremity
4. A crossing over, passage
5. delay
6. (mathematics) hyperbola

Inflection

First declension of ὑπερβολή, ὑπερβολῆς

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ὑπερβολή	τὼ ὑπερβολά	αἱ ὑπερβολαί
Genitive	τῆς ὑπερβολῆς	τοῖν ὑπερβολαῖν	τῶν ὑπερβολῶν
Dative	τῇ ὑπερβολῇ	τοῖν ὑπερβολαῖν	ταῖς ὑπερβολαῖς
Accusative	τὴν ὑπερβολήν	τὼ ὑπερβολά	τὰς ὑπερβολάς
Vocative	ὑπερβολή	ὑπερβολά	ὑπερβολαί

Descendants

• English: hyperbola, hyperbole
• Russian: гипе́рбола (gipérbola) f

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G5236