ὑπορρέω

hyporreo

flow under

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 2
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Book II 1
Chapter ?

672b3
Book VII 1
Chapter ?

793c2
Republic 1
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Book IV 1
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424d8

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑπορρέω, A. flow under or beneath, Arist. Mir. 843a21, Plu. Crass. 4, 2.949d. 2. infiltrate, Hp. Loc.Hom. 29. II. metaph., 1. slip or glide into unperceived, παρανομία ἠρέμα ὑπορρεῖ πρὸς τὰ ἤθη Pl. R. 424d; λόγος τις ἅμα καὶ φήμη ὑ. πως Id. Lg. 672b; ἁμαρτία κατὰ υικρὸν -ρέουσα D. 19.228: c. dat., τἄδικον πολλαῖς ὑπερρύηκε E. Fr. 497.5: c. acc., τὴν ψυχὴν ὑ. δυσχέρειαι Plu. 2.437d: hence, undermine, ὑπὸ [τοῦ Φαβίου] ὑπορρέοντος ἀψοφητὶ καὶ παρεμπίπτοντος ἐνδελεχῶς ὑπερειπόμενος καὶ δαπανώμενος ἐλάνθανε [ὁ Ἀννίβας] Id. Fab. 19; ὑπέρρει αὐτὸν τὸ νόσημα Parth. 13.1; τοὺς ἐν ἁπάσῃ καθεστάναι δοκοῦντας εὐδαιμονίᾳ πάντα ταῦτα . . ὑπέρρει D. 20.49. 2. slip away, ἐρείσματα ἐκ μέσου ὑπορρέοντα Pl. Lg. 793c; τό τοι καλὸν ἄνθος ὑ. v.l. for ἀπο- in Theoc. 7.121; of the hair, fall off, Luc. Ep.Sat. 24; of friends, Id. Vit.Auct. 27: of Time, slip away, glide on, ὑπορρέοντος τοῦ χρόνου Ar. Nu. 1289: of persons, ὑ. εἴς τινα sink to the level of . . , Plu. Nic. 1; ὑ. εἰς ἰδιωτισμόν fall into . . , Epict. Ench. 33.6.

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