[Meaning one who/which is] excelling.
*(upei/roxos: o( u(phre/xwn.
cf. the
scholia to
Homer,
Iliad 6.208, where the accusative case of the headword occurs (web address 1).
The epic/Ionic spelling with epsiloniota results from
u(per- preceding the root with initial s (*
sex-/
sox-/
sx-). The gloss would also be better spelled with epsiloniota.
cf. generally the Homeric proper name at
upsilon 418.
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