in Hom. as epith. of Zeus, ὕπατε κρειόντωνOd.1.45; θεῶν ὕπατοσIl. 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 Ἀθηνᾶ Ὑ. Orac. ap. eund.43.66); ὕ. δῶμα ΔιόσPi.O.1.42; ὕ. τεθμόσId.N.10.32; ὑπάταν βασιληί̈δα τειμάνHymn.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,
κευθμοίA.R.3.1213. c.
furthest,
κέρας ὠκεανοῖοId.4.282. 3. of Time,
last,
νοῦσοσAP7.233 (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 ἅπαντοσTi.Locr.100a; σοφίας ὕπατοσIG22.3632.7(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 ἔχεινPlb.2.11.1 (pl.), cf. 3.40.9, Hdn.2.6.6; ὕπατος τιμήJ.BJ7.4.2. 2.ἡ ὑπάτη, v. sub voce.— For the form, cf. μέσατος, νέατος, μύχατος, etc.