ὑποφαίνω

hypophaino

bring to light from under

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

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History of Animals 3
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Book II 1
Chapter 7 502a5–15

502a12
Book IV 1
Chapter 10 536b24–537b21

537a21
Book IX 1
Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

625a23
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 6 1096a11–1097a14

1096b9

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑποφαίνω, A. bring to light from under, θρῆνυν ὑπέφηνε τραπέζης he drew the stool from under the table, Od. 17.409. 2. show a little, just show, θύννοι . . τὰ λευκὰ ὑποφαίνοντες Arist. HA 537a21; αἱ παρειαὶ ὑ. τὴν τῆς αἰδοῦς χροιάν Poll. 2.87: metaph., give indications of, μικρὰν ἐλπίδα D. 19.123; πραότητα Plb. 27.12.3, cf. v.l. in 23.5.5: c. part., ὑπέφαινʼ ἐσομένη . . λαμπρὰ (Dobree for -ὸν) πάνυ Anaxandr. 9.6; ὑ. ὥσπερ ἐπιθησόμενος Ael. NA 5.19: c. acc. et inf., Sor. 2.61. II. Pass., to be seen under, ὑπὸ τὰς πύλας πόδες πολλοὶ ὑποφαίνονται Th. 5.10; cf. v.l. in Thphr. Char. 4.4. 2. just show oneself, be half seen, as the half-opened eyes (cf. ὑπόφασις I), ἤν τι -ηται τοῦ λευκοῦ Hp. Prog. 2, Aph. 6.52; of teeth, Arist. HA 502a12; εἴ τι τῆς χώρας ἔρημον χιόνος ὑ. Arr. An. 4.19.1; ὑ. σελήνη Ael. NA 4.10; ἡ ὠλένη διὰ τῆς ἐσθῆτος Philostr. Im. 2.8; ὑ. σωτηρία Isoc. 4.93, 6.44; ὅπως πιστότερα ὑμῖν ὑποφαίνοιτο Lys. 13.19 codd. (ὅπως -οτέρα ἡ μήνυσις φαίνοιτο corr. Francken); ἀμφις βήτησις Arist. EN 1096b9; ἡμέρα, ἔαρ (v. infr. III), X. Cyr. 4.5.14 (as v.l.), HG 5.3.1. III. intr. in Act., of the dawn of day, ὑπέφαινε ἡμέρα, ἕως, the day gradually breaks or just begins to break, Id. An. 3.2.1, 4.3.9, cf. Cyr. 4.5.14, etc.; ἤδη ὑπέφαινέν τι ἡμέρας (impers.) Pl. Prt. 312a: so ἔαρ ὑπέφαινε X. HG 3.4.16; γίνωσκε τὸν καρπὸν καλῶς ὑποφαίνοντα PCair.Zen. 329.13 (iii B. C.). 2. metaph., τὰ νῦν ὑποφαίνοντα the difficulties now dawning upon us, Pl. Sph. 245e; τοσαύτας ὁρῶν ὑποφαινούσας ἐλπίδας Din. 1.21; ἐὰν ὑποφαίνῃ ἀπορία μέλιτος Arist. HA 625a23.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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