ὑπήκοος

hypekoos

hearkening

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 3
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Book III 1
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389e1
Book IV 1
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440d6
Book VIII 1
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549a3
Lysis 1
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210c3

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑπήκοος, ον, (ἀκοή) A. hearkening, ἀμφοτέροισι perh. answering with both gifts, AP 9.46 (Antip. Thess.); a hearer, scholar, Poll. 4.44, Iamb. VP 26.121. II. obeying, subject, c. gen., Πέρσας Μήδων ὑπηκόους ἐποίησε Hdt. 1.102, cf. 4.167,7.111,149, A. Pers. 234,242 (both troch.), Th. 4.78,6.20, etc.; ὑ. τῶν νόμων Arist. EN 1102a10. 2. c. dat., E. Heracl. 287, X. Cyr. 2.4.22; ἅπαντα τῷ πλουτεῖν ὑπήκοα Ar. Pl. 146; γλῶττα ὑ. τῷ λογισμῷ Plu. 2.90b; also ναυσὶ καὶ οὐ φόρῳ ὑ. liable to furnish . . (cf. ὑποτελής), Th. 7.57; τροφὴ ὑ. τῇ πέψει easy of digestion, Plu. 2.661b; ὕλη ὑ. phlegm easily brought up, Steph. in Hp. 1.181 D. III. abs. as Subst., ὑπήκοοι, οἱ, subjects, X. HG 4.1.36, etc.; ἡ ὑ. (sc. χώρα) D.C. 36.53; τὸ ὑ. = οἱ ὑ., τὸ ὑ. τῶν ξυμμάχων Th. 6.69, cf. D.C. 37.25, etc.; the subject allies of Athens were called ὑπήκοοι, opp. αὐτόνομοι, Th. 7.57, cf. 6.22, 8.2.

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