ὕπαιθα
hypaitha
out under, under and away
Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὕπαιθα, Adv., (ὑπό, ὑπαί) A. out under, under and away, ὕ. λιάσθη yielded before him, under his attack, Il. 15.520; ποταμὸς . . ὕ. ῥέων 21.271; ἡ δὲ [πέλεια] ὕ. φοβεῖται 22.141; κατακέκλιται ἤπειρόνδε κοίλη ὕ. νάπη 2.735. II. Prep. with gen. under, αἱ μὲν ὕπαιθα ἄνακτος ἐποίπνυον (sc. αἱ ἀμφίπολοι) under him, so as to support him, Il. 18.421; of one shrinking under an attack, ὕπαιθα δὲ τοῖο λιασθεὶς φεῦγʼ 21.255. (Expld. as εἰς τὸ ἰθὺ καὶ ἀντικρὺ καὶ ἔμπροσθεν in 1030.20, cf. 1234.11, 1262.61; as ἐκ πλαγίου in Sch. l.c., denied or doubted by ll. cc.)
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