ὑπόνοια

hyponoia

suspicion, conjecture, guess

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 3
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Book II 3
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378d6
378d6
378d7

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑπόνοια, ἡ, (ὑπονοέω) A. suspicion, conjecture, guess, Ar. Pax 993 (pl., anap.); τοῦ μὴ συνειληφέναι Sor. 2.54, cf. Gal. 6.663; ὑπόνοιαι τῶν μελλόντων notions formed of future events, Th. 5.87; ἡ ὑ. τῶν ἔργων Id. 2.41, cf. E. Ph. 1133; in bad sense, ὑπόνοιαι πλασταί D. 48.39, cf. Men. Mon. 732. 2. suggestion, Phld. Mus.p.71 K.; imputation, Id. D. 1.13. II. the real meaning which lies at the bottom of a thing, deeper sense, τὰς ὑ. οὐκ ἐπίστανται X. Smp. 3.6; esp. covert meaning (such as is conveyed by myths and allegories), ὁ . . νέος οὐχ οἷός τε κρίνειν ὅτι τε ὑ. καὶ ὃ μή Pl. R. 378d, cf. Plu. 2.19e; opp. αἰσχρολογία, Arist. EN 1128a24; καθʼ ὑπόνοιαν by insinuation, covertly, Plb. 28.4.5, D.H. Rh. 9.1; διʼ ὑπονοιῶν Alciphr. 2.4.

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