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ὑπο-χρίω

upochrio

smear under

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Where it lives

Cyropaedia 2 · 0.25/10k
Histories 1 · 0.05/10k

What it meant

ὑπο-χρίω · hypo-chriō — LSJ

smear under, on, besmear, anoint, paint, face under the eyes, paint oneself, anoint oneself slightly

smear under or on, besmear, anoint, τινί τι Hdt. 2.86, Hp. Fract. 21; paint anotherʼs face under the eyes, X. Cyr. 8.8.20:—Med., paint oneself, ὑποχρίεσθαι τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς (cf. ὑπογράφω v) ib. 8.1.41; anoint oneself slightly, Aret. CD 1.3.

In the wild

ὑποχρίοντες · hypochriontes Herodotus, Histories 2.86.6 (DIORISIS sentence 2136)
ὑποχρίεσθαι · hypochriesthai Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.1.41 (DIORISIS sentence 4182)
ὑποχρίουσί · hypochriousi Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.8.20 (DIORISIS sentence 4948)

Where it came from

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