ὑποβάλλω

ὑποβάλλω (Ep. ὑββάλλω, v. infr.). A. throw, put, or lay under, as cloths, carpets, and the like, ὑπένερθε δὲ λῖθʼ ὑπέβαλλεν Od. 10.353; κάτω μὲν ὑποβαλεῖτε τῶν Μιλησίων ἐρίων carpets of Milesian wool, Eub. 90.2, cf. X. Cyr. 5.5.7; ὑ. πλευροῖς πλευρά E. Or. 223, etc.; ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας ὑ. τι X. Oec. 18.5; ὑ. ταῖς μασχάλαις τὰς χεῖρας Sor. 2.59; ὑ. αἶγας τοῖς τράγοις, of breeders, Longus 3.29; ὑ. τοῖς ξίφεσι τὰς σφαγάς Plu. Brut. 31; ὑ. τινὰς τοῖς θηρίοις throw them under the elephants’ feet, Plb. 1.82.2; ὑ. τοὺς δακτύλους, of a flute-player, put down, Luc. Harm. 1; ὑ. [φάρμακον] ὑπὸ τὰ βλέφαρα insert under the eyelids, Sever. ap. Aët. 7.32; τοῖς φορείοις τῶν γυναικῶν ὑ. τὰ ὄμματα cast furtive glances at, Plu. 2.522a, cf. Eust. 1406.36:—Med. and Pass., place under oneself or have placed under one, λυκοφάνους ὑποβάλλεσθαι Plu. 2.237b; πορφυρίδας ὑποβεβλημένοι Luc. Symp. 13. 2. lay under, as a beginning, foundation, Aeschin. 1.24 (cj. Reiske for ὑπολαβών):—in Med., θεμέλιον ὑ. τυραννίδος Plb. 13.6.2; ὁ πρῶτος ὑποβεβλημένος the first founder, Str. 12.3.30. 3. subject, submit, ἐχθροῖς ἐμαυτόν E. HF 1384, cf. Aeschin. 3.90; ὑπὸ τοσαύτας συμφορὰς σφᾶς αὐτούς Isoc. 8.113. II. Med., bring in anotherʼs child as oneʼs own, Hdt. 5.41, Ar. Th. 340,407,565, Pl. R. 538a, D. 21.149, etc.; or palm off oneʼs own child as anotherʼs, ἡ ὑποβεβλημένη τὸν αὑτῆς υἱόν Arist. Rh. 1400a24:—Pass., τῶν ὑποβαλλομένων (sc. παίδων) Id. Rh.Al. 1421a29:—the origin of this phrase is plain from the words of E., μαστῷ γυναικὸς σῆς ὑπεβλήθην λάθρᾳ Alc. 639, cf. Supp. 1160 (lyr.), X. Cyn. 7.3; v. ὑποβολιμαῖος. 2. Med., of a drama, [Εὐριπίδης] τὸ δρᾶμα (sc. Μήδειαν) δοκεῖ ὑποβαλέσθαι Arist. Fr. 635: metaph., ὑποβαλλόμενοι κλέπτουσι μύθους with false suggestions they spread secret rumours, S. Aj. 188 (lyr.); cf. Isoc. 15.21 and v. ὑπόβλητος. 3. suborn, Act.Ap. 6.11:—Pass., of an informer, App. BC 1.74. III. suggest, whisper, as a prompter does, ἑσταότος μὲν καλὸν ἀκούειν, οὐδὲ ἔοικεν ὑββάλλειν Il. 19.80 (where Sch.B expl. it to interrupt); ὑποβαλεῖν δυνήσεσθε, ἤν τι ἐπιλανθάνωνται X. Cyr. 3.3.55, cf. Pl. Grg. 491a, D. 21.204, Aeschin. 3.48; ὑ. ὁ νόμος ἃ χρὴ γράφειν ib.22; ἐγώ σοι λόγον ὑποβαλῶ καλόν Id. 1.121; ὑ. παιδὶ λόγον dictate, Isoc. 12.231, cf. 5.149; ὑ. ὀνόματα, of an informer, Lys. 13.25; τὸν -οντα τῇ Πυθίᾳ τοὺς χρησμούς Plu. 2.404b; τὰς ἀνειμένας [ἁρμονίας] ἡ φύσις ὑ. τοῖς τοιούτοις Arist. Pol. 1342b22; ταῦτα ἡ αἴσθησις ὑ. Epicur. Ep. 2p.39U.; so, provoke, produce, ib.1p.29U., etc.: cf. ὑποβλήδην I.1, ὑποβολή I.3. IV. Med., appropriate to oneself, ἀλλότρια Str. 17.1.5; δόξαν Plu. Pomp. 31. 2. attempt a work, σύνταξιν καὶ ἱστορίαν Id. Dem. 2.