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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ὑπέρβολος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /hy.pér.bo.los/(Attic Greek) /y.ˈper.βo.los/(Koine Greek) /y.ˈper.vo.los/(Byzantine Greek) /I ˈper.vo.los/(Constantinopolitan Greek) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsHyperbolus
Meaning & History
Means "to throw over" or "to overshoot", metaphorically "to exceed, excel, surpass", derived from Greek ὑπέρ (hyper) meaning "over, above" and βάλλω (ballo) meaning "to throw, cast; to strike".