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ὑφηγ-έομαι

uphegeomai

go just before, guide, lead

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What it meant

ὑφηγ-έομαι · hyphēg-eomai — LSJ

go just before, guide, lead, go first, lead the way, is the guiding principle, normal

go just before, guide, lead, τινι E. El. 664, Pl. Euthd. 278c, etc.: abs., go first, lead the way, ὑφηγοῦ S. El. 1502, cf. Th. 1.78, Pl. Phd. 82d; τοῦτο εὐθὺς ὑφήγηται this is the guiding principle, Arist. Pol. 1260a4; κατὰ τὸν ὑφηγημένον τρόπον according to the normal plan, Id. EN 1108a3, Pol. 1256a2; κατὰ τὴν ὑ. μέθοδον ib. 1252a17 (it is not necessary to regard these usages as pass.).

II show, gave, instructions, precepts laid down

c. acc. cogn., ὑ. τὴν ὁδόν show the way, Plu. Pomp. 76, etc.; ὑ. ταῦτα gave these instructions, Lys. 33.3:—Pass., τὰ διʼ ἡμῶν ὑφηγούμενα the precepts laid down by us, Ael. Tact. Prooem. 6:—but,

2 show the way to, instruct in, indicate, describe

c. acc. rei, show the way to, instruct in, ἀγαθά X. Cyr. 8.7.15; χρήματα Id. Ages. 1.19; τύπους Pl. R. 403e; ὑ. γόνον indicate or describe it, D.H. 1.78, cf. Ph. 1.14; τινί τι Plu. Symp. 2.147c, D.L. 8.60; also τινί τινος Plu. Gen.Socr. 2.582b.

III lead to, indicate

lead to a thing, indicate that it is so, A. Eu. 192.

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