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ὑποβαίνω

upobaino

stand under

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ὑποβαίνω · hypobainō — LSJ

stand under, which is, stood on

stand under, τὸ ὑποβαινόμενον σκέλος the leg which is stood on, opp. τὸ ἔξω ἀποβαινόμενον (the lame leg which is pointed outwards to relieve it from the weight of the body), Hp. Art. 52.

2 serve as a base, foundation

serve as a base or foundation, ὑποβεβηκυῖαι ἀρχαί S.E. M. 3.94 (v.l. ἀπο-).

3 fall under the head of, subordinate, low in the descent from the universal to the particular, lower

in pf., fall under the head of, [τῇ σαφηνεία] ὑποβέβηκε τὸ καθαρὸν καὶ εὐκρινές Hermog. Id. 1.1; ὑποβεβηκώς logically subordinate, low in the descent from the universal to the particular, ὑποβεβηκυῖαι ἰδέαι ibid., cf. Phld. Sign. 29, S.E. P. 1.39, Sor. 1.2, 2.1, 6, Aristid. Quint. 3.24; πάντα τὰ ὑποβεβηκότα προσεχῶς ὗλαι τῶν ἐπαναβεβηκότων (cf. ἐπαναβαίνω III 2) Porph. in Harm. p.197 W.; of numbers, lower in the scale, S.E. M. 9.306.

II go under, down, ebb

go under or down, Ph. Bel. 100.8 (s. v. l.); of the tide, ebb, Placit. 3.17.1.

III step back, stand further back

step back, opp. προϊέναι, Gal. Parv.Pil. 2; ὑπέβη εἰς τοὐπίσω Hld. 2.5; of a gladiator, Artem. 2.32: in pf., stand further back, πήχεσι δυσὶν ὑποβεβηκότες Ascl. Tact. 5.1, cf. Ael. Tact. 14.4, Arr. Tact. 12.8.

IV going 40 feet below, descend from, fallen from, coming down, are inferior to, fall below, to be lower, less

metaph., τεσσεράκοντα πόδας ὑποβὰς τῆς ἑτέρης [πυραμίδος] τὠυτὸ μέγαθος going 40 feet below the like size of the other pyramid, i.e. building it 40 feet lower, Hdt. 2.127; ὑ. αὐχήματος descend from boasting, D.H. 8.48; τῆς ἀρχαίας εὐδαιμονίας ὑποβεβηκότες fallen from it, J. AJ 11.4.2; ὑποβαίνοντι πρὸς τὰ ἄλλα coming down to the details, Thphr. Metaph. 27; in Neoplatonism, of the descent (cf. ὑπόβασις I.2) from the universal to the particular, from unity to plurality, or from eternity to the worl

2 a little below

ὑποβάς a little below (in the book), Str. 1.2.40, 6.2.4; μικρὸν ὑποβάς Parth. 21.3; ὑποβαίνων ἐρεῖ Hermog. Inv. 4.10; v. ὑποκαταβαίνω 4.

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