ὑπερβαίνω
Infl. fut. -βήσομαι
Infl. aor2 ὑπερ-έβην
Infl. epic ὑπέρ-βην
Infl. epic 3rd pl. ὑπέρβα^σαν
I. "to step over, mount, scale", c. acc., ὑπ. τεῖχος Il., etc.; ὑπ. δόμους "to step over" the threshold of the house, Eur.; ὑπ. τοὺς οὔρους "to cross" the boundaries, Hdt.:—of rivers, "to go over their banks, overflow", id=Hdt.
2. "to overstep, transgress", τοὺς νόμους id=Hdt., Soph.; τοὺς ὅρκους Dem.: absol. "to transgress, trespass, sin", ὅτε κέν τις ὑπερβήῃ (epic aor2 subj.) Il.
3. "to pass over, pass by, leave out, omit", Hdt., Dem.
II. "to go beyond, to surpass, outdo", c. acc., Plat.; absol., Theogn.
B. Causal in aor1, "to put over", Xen.