ὕπατος

ὕπᾰτος, η, ον, also ος, ον (v. infr. 111.1),

A highest, uppermost, in Hom. as epith. of Zeus,

ὕπατε κρειόντων Od.1.45

;

θεῶν ὕπατος Il. 19.258

, al.; θεοὶ ὕπατοι the gods above, opp. οἱ χθόνιοι, A.Ag.89 (anap.), cf. 55 (anap.); Ζεὺς Γ. at Athens, Paus.1.26.5, al., Orac. ap.D.21.52 (coupled with Ἄθηνᾶ Ὑ. Orac. ap. eund.43.66);

ὕ. δῶμα Διός Pi.O.1.42

;

ὕ. τεθμός Id.N.10.32

;

ὑπάταν βασιληΐδα τειμάν Hymn.Is.143

.

2 simply of Place, ἐν πυρῇ ὑ. on the very top of the funeral pile, Il.23.165, 24.787; ὕ. ὄρος Epigr. ap. D.S.1.15.

b lowest,

κευθμοί A.R.3.1213

.

c furthest,

κέρας ὠκεανοῖο Id.4.282

.

3 of Time, last,

νοῦσος AP7.233

(Apollonid.): but οὐχ ὕπατον, πύματον δέ Puchstein Epigr.Gr.p.76 (Memphis, i B. C.).

4 of Quality, highest, best, Pi.O.1.100;

ὕ. πρὸς ἀρετάν

most excellent,

Id.P.6.42

; ὕ. [μόρος] S.Ant.1332 (lyr.).

II c. gen., ὕπατος χώρας Ζεύς supreme over the land, A.Ag.509; ὕπατοι λεχέων high above the nest, ib.50 (anap.);

ὕ. τῶ σκάνεος ἅπαντος Ti.Locr.100a

;

σοφίας ὕπατος IG22.3632.7

(ii A. D.).

III as Subst.,

1 ὕπατος, ὁ, = Lat. consul, Plb.6.12.1, al., D.H.4.76, 6.1,7.1, al., Mon. Anc.Gr.5.1; cf.

στρατηγός 11.4

:—hence also, = ὑπατικός, τὰν ὑπάταν ἀρχάν Epigr. ap. Plu.Marc.30; but in this sense commonly with masc.termin.,

ὕπατον ἀρχὴν ἔχειν Plb.2.11.1

(pl.), cf. 3.40.9, Hdn.2.6.6;

ὕπατος τιμή J.BJ7.4.2

.

2 ἡ ὑπάτη, v. sub voce.—For the form, cf. μέσατος, νέατος, μύχατος, etc.