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ὑπέχω

hypecho

hold under

Appears 42 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ὑπέχω, fut. ὑφέξω S. OT 552, etc.: aor. ὑπέσχον, poet. also ὑπέσχεθον, Aeol. inf. ὐποσκέθην IG 12(2).526 A 40 (Eresus, iv B. C.):—A. hold under, a. put a mare under or to a horse, ὑποσχὼν θήλεας ἵππους Il. 5.269. b. of holding out the hand to receive something, ὑπέσχεθε χεῖρα 7.188; προτείνειν καὶ ὑ. [τὴν χεῖρα], to receive bribes, D. 19.255; ὑ. χρυσίῳ τὴν χεῖρα Men. 309: prov. of a greedy person, ὑ. τὴν χεῖρα ἀποθνήσκων Diogenian. 3.12. c. ῥημάτων ὑ. οὖας lend an attentive ear, Simon. 37.14; σὺ δὲ μείλιχον οὖας ὑπόσχες Procl. H. 7.52; ὑ. τὰ ὦτά τινι Aristid. 2.230 J., etc. d. hold a cup under another vessel, while something is poured into it, Hdt. 2.151, Ar. Ach. 1063, Pax 431, cf. 909: also intr., ὑ. κρουνοῖς stand under shower baths, Antyll. ap. Orib. 10.3.10. e. put under, like wax under a seal, τι ταῖς αἰσθήσεσι Pl. Tht. 191d. f. ὑ. μαστόν, of mother or nurse giving suck, E. Ion 1372; νηπίοις θηλὴν ὑ. Plu. Rom. 21. 2. supply, afford, furnish, νεφέλην A. Fr. 199.7 (ὑπερσχών Casaubon); πλοῦτος ὑ. μέριμναν Pi. O. 2.54; πάντα Ar. Lys. 841; ὑ. τὸ αὐτὸ τοῖς ἐναντίοις (sc. fear) Th. 7.21; ὑ. ἑαυτόν submit oneself to another, so as to be at his disposal or follow his advice, X. Cyr. 7.5.44, v.l. in Pl. R. 399b: also c. inf., ὑπόσχες Σωκράτει ἐξελέγξαι allow Socrates to examine you, Id. Grg. 497b. II. uphold, support, τοὺς ὤμους Hdt. 4.72. 2. undergo, suffer, τήνδʼ ἄτην S. Tr. 1274 (anap.); ζημίαν E. Ion 1308; κακόν Ar. Th. 196; τιμωρίαν τινός for a thing, Th. 6.81, Aeschin. 3.221, Lycurg. 91, cf. Pl. Lg. 716b; πυρὸς αἰωνίου δίκην Ep.Jud. 7; κόλασιν Plu. 2.198d, etc.; also τούτων τὰς αἰτίας to be subject to accusation for . . , Antipho 5.67; τούτων . . οὐκ ἂν δικαίως τὴν αἰτίαν ὑπέχοιμι Pl. Ap. 33b; ψόγον ἀμουσίας ὑ. Id. R. 403c. 3. in law-phrases, ὑ. δίκας [τινός] to have to give an account of a thing, or suffer a penalty, Hdt. 2.118; δίκην ὑπόσχες αἵματος . . Εὐμενίσι E. Or. 1649; ὑ. φόνου δίκας Pl. Lg. 872c (poet. also φόνον μητρὸς ὑφέξω in the same sense, E. El. 1318 (anap.)); δίκην ὑ. τῶν πεπραγμένων D. 19.95; ὑφέξειν τὴν δίκην S. OT 552; ὑφέξω τοῖς κακίοσιν δίκην E. Hec. 1253; ὑ. τῇ πόλει δίκην Pl. Phd. 99a; τοιάνδε δίκην ὑφέξειν undergo such a trial, Th. 3.53, cf. IG 12(2) l.c.; τοῖς χρήμασι τὰς σίκας ὑ. to have to pay the penalty with oneʼs property, Isoc. 20.17; ὑ. δίκας, ἐὰν . . D. 23.77; ὑ. κρίσιν περὶ ὧν ἄν τις ἐγκαλῇ Id. 21.125:— ὑ. καὶ λαμβάνειν τὸ δίκαιον ἐπὶ τῶν χρηματιστῶν, i.e. to have the right of suing or being sued, PTeb. 5.213, al. (ii B. C.); λαμβάνω ἐγὼ καὶ ὑπέχω τὸ δίκαιον ὑπὲρ τοῦ Πολυκλείτου PEnteux. 8.6 (iii B.C.); ἐπαναγκάσαι αὐτὸν τὸ δίκαιον ἡμῖν ὑποσχεῖν ib.59.11 (iii B. C.). b. ἐμοὶ λόγον ὑποσχέτω let him render account to me, Pl. Prt. 338d; οὐδενὶ θέλων ὑπέχειν λόγον X. Mem. 4.4.9; ὑ. τῇ πόλει περὶ τοῦ βίου λόγον And. 4.37; ὑ. εὐθύνας [ἀρχῆς] Lys . . 24.26, cf. 9.11, 30.3. 4. sustain, maintain, λόγον an argument, Arist. Rh. 1354a5, Metaph. 1011a22, al.; ὑπόθεσιν Id. Top. 158a31; θέσιν καὶ ὁρισμόν ib.160b14. (For the Med., v. ὑπισχνέομαι.)
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