ὑπόδημα
hypodema
sole bound under the foot with straps, sandal
Appears 24 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὑπόδημα, ατος, τό, (ὑποδέω) A. sole bound under the foot with straps, sandal, ποσὶν . . ὑποδήματα δοῦσα Od. 15.369; ποσὶν . . ὑποδήματα δοίην 18.361, cf. 1.195, etc.; ποδὸς ὑ. Alc. 1.128a, etc.; whereas ὑπόδημα κοῖλον is a shoe or half-boot, which covered the whole foot (v. κοῖλος 1.1); ὑπόδημα is sts. used alone in this sense, cf. Pl. 983 (and Sch. ad loc.), Rh. 1392a32; εἰς ὑποδήματα γράφειν put down as paid for shoes, 32.20 (Pass.); δεξιὸν εἰς ὑ., ἀριστερὸν εἰς ποδάνιπτρα, of one who is ready for anything, perh. alluding to Theramenes (v. κόθορνος 3), Fr. 914 (perh. , cf. and (Fr. 101 M.) ap. ap. Bibl.p.533 B.); similar words are ascribed to by Protr. 21.ιά (where ὑπόδησις is used); τὸ ὑ. ἔρραψας μὲν σύ, ὑπεδήσατο δὲ Ἀρισταγόρης 6.1, cf. Ep. 52; ὁ σπάρτος, ἐξ οὗ πλέκουσιν ὑποδήματα τοῖς ὑποζυγίοις 6.502.
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