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ὑπολύω

hypolyo

loosen beneath

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑπολύω, A. loosen beneath or below, ὑπέλυσε δὲ γυῖα made his limbs give way under him (by giving him a deadly wound), Il. 15.581; πολλῶν ἀνδρῶν ὑπὸ γούνατʼ ἔλυσε Od. 14.236; ὑπέλυσε μένος καὶ φαίδιμα γυῖα made courage and strength fail, Il. 6.27; of wrestlers, ὑπέλυσε δὲ γυῖα 23.726:—Pass., ὑπέλυντο δὲ γυῖα 16.341; λύθεν δʼ ὑπὸ φαίδιμα γυῖα ib.805; ὑπολύεταί μου τὰ γόνατα Ar. Lys. 216. II. loose from under the yoke, ὁ δʼ ἔλυεν ὑφʼ ἵππους Il. 23.513, cf. Od. 4.39; ὑ. ζεύγη βοεικά Th. 4.128; loose from under the sheep, ἑταίρους Od. 9.463:—Med., σὺ τόν γʼ . . ὑπελύσαο δεσμῶν thou didst set him free from bonds, Il. 1.401. 2. untie a personʼs sandals from under his feet, take off his shoes, ὑπαί τις ἀρβύλας λύοι A. Ag. 944; τὰς Περσικάς Ar. Nu. 152, cf. Th. 1183:—Med., take off oneʼs own sandals or shoes, or have them taken off, τὰς ἐμβάδας Id. V. 1157 (prob. cj. for ὑποδύου): abs., ὑπολύεσθαι, opp. ὑποδεῖσθαι, Id. Lys. 950, Pl. 927, cf. X. An. 4.5.13:—also b. c. acc. pers., ὑ. τινά unshoe him, take off his shoes, οὐχ ὑπολύσεις αὐτόν; Pherecr. 153.6 (hex.); ὑπολύετε, παῖδες, Ἀλκιβιάδην Pl. Smp. 213b. 3. Med., disarm oneself, Ael. VH 14.48 (v.l. ἀπελύσατο). III. Pass., to be released, of mortgaged properties or pledges, AJP 56.375 (Colophon, iv B. C.).
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