ὑποχείριος

hypocheirios

under the hand, in hand

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Theaetetus 2
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Chapter ?

197c9
198a10
Laws 1
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Book III 1
Chapter ?

683d1
Statesman 1
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Chapter ?

308a8

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑποχείριος, ον, Pl. Tht. 198a, Plt. 308a; ος, α, ον, Id. Erx. 392c, Hdt. 5.91: (χείρ):—A. under the hand, in hand, χρυσὸν ὅτις χʼ ὑποχείριος ἔλθῃ Od. 15.448, cf. Anon. ap. Suid., and v. πρόχειρος. 2. mostly of persons, under any oneʼs hand or control, under command, subject, τισι Hdt. 6.33,44; ὑ. εἶναι, γενέσθαι τισί, ib.119, A. Supp. 392 (lyr.), X. An. 3.2.3, Pl. Lg. 683d; ὑποχειρίους ποιέεσθαί τινας make subject, bring into subjection, Hdt. 1.106; ὑποχειρίας παρέξειν τὰς Ἀθήνας Id. 5.91; ὅταν δʼ ὑποχείριος ἔλθῃ Thgn. 363; λαβεῖν τινα ὑποχείριον to get into oneʼs power, E. Andr. 736, Lys. 4.5, etc.; ὑ. ἔχειν τινάς Th. 3.11, etc.; τὰ ὑ. τέκνα POxy. 1642.5 (iii A. D.); ὑ. τὸν ἵππον ἔχειν keep him ‘well in hand’, X. Eq. 8.12; τὴν χώραν ὑ. τοῖς πολεμίοις παραδόντα Lycurg. 8, cf. X. Cyr. 5.3.13; ὑ. τοῖς ἰητροῖς in the power of . . , Hp. Medic. 1; of wild birds, ὑ. ποιήσασθαι keep them in captivity, Pl. Tht. 197c; ὑ. τὰς ἐπιστήμας ἔχει ib.198a.

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