I would really appreciate someone helping me out here because I've never studied Latin and I don't really trust online translators. If you need any more info from me please ask. Thanks again for your help.
"Super" is rather used with an acc. in this meaning, but I think we can stick to the equivalent of "before", "ante" which can be used figuratively.Hi!
Sorry I couldn't manage a more precise translation. I would propose:
"[Sint] aliqui super me, super omnibus deus [sit]!"
This is literally:
"Others [be] over me, over all [be] god!"
I'm not quite sure about:
super/over: Of course, you didn't neccessarily mean before to mean "higher in hierarchy". If you want it to mean "earlier" or "apparent to" let me know, I'll think of something.
Grüße, HENK
You are right ; "super" may be followed by both cases, but the usual distinction abl. / acc. doesn't work with it . In the Gaffiot dictionary Latin-French, I read : 1- " Preposition + Acc. = on, above ( with or without motion ) , 2- The Preposition + abl. has some shared meanings and thus is also possible here (I am not sure; it seems to me that the acc. is favoured )According to my dictionary, super can be used with ablative or accusative, so I would think that the motion/stationary distinction would be made there.
Both can be used here and in most contexts.is there any difference between super and supra?
My dictionaries all say that, as well. However, I am finding that super almost always takes the accusative, even when there is no motion. This is very confusing to me. For instance, “to keep watch over him” to me does not imply any motion whatsoever. Why wouldn’t “him” be in the ablative in this instance?According to my dictionary, super can be used with ablative or accusative,
My dictionaries all say that, as well. However, I am finding that super almost always takes the accusative, even when there is no motion. This is very confusing to me. For instance, “to keep watch over him” to me does not imply any motion whatsoever. Why wouldn’t “him” be in the ablative in this instance?