ὑπόδρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ὑπο- (hupo-) + *δρακ (*drak), from the root of δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “to see, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hy.pó.dra/ → /yˈpo.ðra/ → /iˈpo.ðra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hy.pó.dra/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)yˈpo.dra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /yˈpo.ðra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /yˈpo.ðra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈpo.ðra/

Adverb

ὑπόδρα • (hupódra)

1. (Epic) scowlingly, grimly
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.148
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.245
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.349
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.411
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.888
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 12.230
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 15.13
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 17.141
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 20.428
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 8.165
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 17.459
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 18.337
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 22.34

Further reading

• “ὑπόδρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ὑπόδρα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963