A.above, on the upper side or part, Ar.Lys. 773, Pl.R.514b, etc.; with Art., ὁ ἐ. πύργος the upper tower, Hdt. 3.54, etc.
2. as Prep., c. gen., Id.1.179 (in tmesi, ἐπ ὶ τ ο ῦ σήματος ἄν ω ib.93), Pl.Phd.109d; “ἐ. τ ῆς χώρας” IG12(5).872.32 (Tenos, iii B.C.); ἐ. γεγονότες κακίας having risen superior to . ., Plu.2.1063c; “γίγνεται ἐ. τ ῆς π λ η γ ῆς” J.BJ1.4.2; “ἐ. χρημάτων ε ἶν α ι ” D.L.6.28 (but ἐ. χρημάτων τεταγμένος set over, Vett.Val.48.5).
3. before, in front of, c. gen., LXXGe.18.2, 2 Ki.24.20; in the presence of, “τινός” POxy. 903.14,20 (iv A.D.).
II. above, in a book, “ἐν τ ο ῖς ἐ. ε ἴρηται” X.An. 6.3.1 (interpol.), cf. Arist.Metaph.1012b6; “τ ὰ ἐ. λεχθέντα” Str.2.5.8; “κ α θ ὼς ἐ. γέγραπται” IG9(1).694.131 (Corc.), cf. CIG3059.3 (Teos), Polystr.p.22 W.
III. of Time, ἐν τ ο ῖς ἐ. χρόνοις in former times, D.S.16.42, 18.49; “ἐν τ ῷ ἐ. μηνί” OGI764.40 (Pergam.).
IV. of Relationship, “πατέρες κ α ὶ τούτων ἐ.” D.60.7; “ο ἱ ἐ. πρόγονοι” J.Ap.1.7; ἐ. ὄντες Ε ὐρωπαῖο ι citizens of Europus in unbroken descent, Cumont Fouilles de Doura-Europos p.300.
V. in Logic, τ ὸ ἐ. γένος the genus or species above, opp. τ ὰ ὑποκάτω, Arist.Top.122a4, 143a21; τ ὰ ἐ. τ ο ῦ γένους ib.122a34.
VI. of Number, above, more, “ἀπ ὸ ε ἰκοσαετοῦς κ α ὶ ἐ.” LXXEx.30.14, al.; above, more than, “ἐ. τριακοσίων δηναρίων” Ev.Marc.14.5; “ὤφ θ η ἐ. πεντακοσίοις” 1 Ep.Cor.15.6.
