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ὑπαλλ-άσσω

upallasso

exchange, by, change a little

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What it meant — LSJ

exchange, by

exchange, Plb. 5.8.9, Luc. Sol. 10:—Med., θνητὸν βίον ἀντʼ ἀθανάτου Ph. 1.37; but τὸ μῖσος τῇ εὐνοίᾳ by the goodwill, J. AJ 15.3.2.

2 change a little, alter, change oneʼs place, change oneʼs bearing, altered

change a little, Plu. Fac.lun. 2.930c; τὸ τὴν οἰκείαν χώραν ὑπηλλαχός Gal. 10.160; λουτρὰ καὶ θυμοὶ κτλ. ὑπαλλάττοντα τὴν κρᾶσιν Id. 6.28, cf. 307, al.; alter the text of a book, τὰς παλαιὰς γραφάς Id. 15.21, cf. 16.679, al.:—Med., change oneʼs place, Poll. 6.194; change oneʼs bearing, πρός τινας Phot., Suid. s.v. Κωρυκαῖος:—Pass., ὑπηλλάχθαι εἰς . . Arist. Fr. 580; ὅταν [βιβλίον] . . τινὰ . . ὑπηλλαγμένα ἔχῃ altered (from the first draft), Gal. 15.424.

3 mortgage

mortgage, ἀρούρας BGU 301.9 (ii A. D.), cf. PStrassb. 56.8 (iii A. D.), etc.

II change gradually

intr. in Act., change gradually, εἰς ἀνδρῶν ἡλικίαν Poll. 2.10; of wine, Gal. 15.629.

Where it came from

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