ὑποτείνω

hypoteino

stretch under, put under

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Progression of Animals 2
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Chapter 9 708b20–709b19

709a1
709a20
Meteorology 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 5 375b16–377a28

376a13
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 12 692b3–695a27

695a3

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑποτείνω (A), A. stretch under, put under, ὀθόνιον Hp. VC 14, Pl. Ti. 74a; δοκίδα ὑπὸ τὴν κλίνην Hp. Fract. 13; ἀντηρίδας . . ὑ. πρὸς τοὺς τοίχους fixed stay-beams to strengthen the shipʼs sides, Th. 7.36:—Pass., to be extended beneath, Arist. PA 695a2. b. intr., extend under, subtend, ὑπὸ τὴν μείζω γωνίαν ὑ. τὴν τοῦ τριγώνου (sc. ἡ γραμμή) Id. Mete. 376a13; ἡ τὴν ὀρθὴν γωνίαν ὑποτείνουσα (sc. γραμμή or πλευρά) the hypotenuse or line subtending the right angle, Apollod. ap. Ath. 10.418f; so ἡ ὑποτείνουσα alone, Pl. Ti. 54d, Arist. IA 709a1, 20; of a chord, subtend an arc, Euc. 3.29; ἡ τὴν ΜΝΞ περιφέρειαν ὑποτείνουσα εὐθεῖα Theodos. Tripol.Sphaer. 2.33 Heiberg. 2. strain, pull hard, [τοὺς κάλως] Ar. Pax 458: metaph., μεγάλας ὀδύνας ὑ. intensifies, S. Aj. 262 (anap.). II. hold out hopes, offer, c. inf., ὑ. τὰ ἐμπόρια συνελευθεροῦν Hdt. 7.158, cf. Th. 8.48; also ὑ. [τινὶ] μισθούς Ar. Ach. 657; ἐλπίδας, ὑποσχέσεις, D. 13.19, 23.14:—Med., D.C. 38.31. 2. lay or put before one, present, suggest, ὑ. τοῖς λόγοις μέμψιν Paus. 7.9.4; ὑ. λόγους τινὶ τοιούτους λέγειν E. Or. 915 (tm.); ἀπάτην Plu. Tim. 10:— Med., Pl. Tht. 179e; also, propose a question, Id. Grg. 448e; τὸ προοίμιον δύο ταῦτα ὑποτείνεται has as its subjects, Steph. in Gal. 1.233 D.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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