ὑποσπάω

hypospao

draw away from under

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

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On the Heavens 3
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Book IV 3
Chapter 3 310a16–311a14

311a10

Chapter 5 312a22–313a15

312b5
312b17
Physics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 4 254b7–256a3

255b25
On Sleep 1
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Chapter 3 456a30–458a32

457b24

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑποσπάω, A. draw away from under, στρώματα D. 24.197; τὰ σκολύθριά τινων ὑ. Pl. Euthd. 278b; τὸν κίονα Arist. Ph. 255b25; ὑ. τινὰ ἐκ τῶν ποδῶν, i. e. trip him up, Luc. Asin. 44, cf. Plu. 2.535f. 2. draw off, τὴν ὑποστάθμην Protagorid. 4; τὸ πῦρ Dsc. 1.30; ὑ. τῆς ποσότητος τοῦ γάλακτος reduce the babyʼs ration of milk, Sor. 1.116. II. metaph., withdraw secretly. filch away, ποίμνης νεογνὸν θρέμμʼ ὑποσπάσας E. El. 495; ὑπέσπασεν φυγῇ πόδα withdrew his foot secretly, stole away, Id. Ba. 436:—Med. ὑποσπάσασθαι in X. Eq. 7.8 is (prob.) to draw oneʼs skirts from under one, of a horseman after mounting:—Pass., to be withdrawn, Arist. Somn.Vig. 457b24. 2. εἰπεῖν ὑ. refuse to say, Phld. Lib.p.23 O.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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