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ὑποδοχ-ή

upodoche · ἡ

reception, entertainment, hospitality, harbouring, means for entertaining, acceptance, support, playing up to

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ὑποδοχ-ή · hypodoch-ē — LSJ

reception, reception

reception, χῶραι εἰς ὑποδοχὴν ἕτοιμοι τοῖς . . περιττώμασι Gal. 6.173, cf. Sor. 1.84; χρῶνται [τοῖς ὕδνοις] πρὸς ὑποδοχὴν ἀρτυμάτων Gal. 6.655; βόθρος εἰς ὑ. ῥίψεως πεποιημένος Poll. 9.103; τὴν δοθεῖσαν ὑπόθεσιν εὐφυᾶ πρὸς ὑ. γυμναστικῆς a subject fit for reception of gymnastic training, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 35.

2 entertainment, hospitality, reception

entertainment, hospitality, Ar. Pax 530 (v. VI infr.), Pl. Lg. 919a (pl.); κτήνεα σιτεύεσκον . . ἐς ὑποδοχὰς τοῦ στρατοῦ Hdt. 7.119; ἐσδέξομαι . . ὑποδοχαῖς δόμων E. IA 1229; ὑποδοχὰς ποιεῖσθαι Ath. 5.210e; τὰν ὑποδοχὰν ἐποήσαντο τῶν δαμοτᾶν SIG 1107.12 (Cos, iii/ii B. C.); also ἐς ὑποδοχὴν τοῦ στρατεύματος ἐτάσσοντο for the reception of the army (in hostile sense), Th. 7.74.

3 harbouring

harbouring, ἀνδραπόδων τῶν ἀφισταμένων Id. 1.139, cf. Pl. Lg. 955b.

4 means for entertaining

means for entertaining, Plu. Alc. 12; ὑποδοχὰς τὰς ἐπιβαλλούσας Teles p.40 H.; so perh. in IG 42(1).92.6 (Epid., iii/iv A. D.).

II acceptance, support, playing up to, supporting, seconding

acceptance, support, εἰς ὑποδοχὴν ἅπαντα λέγειν καὶ πράττειν τινί by way of playing up to, supporting, or seconding him, Aeschin. 3.62, cf. Plb. 31.25.10.

III an admission

an admission, D. 7.13.

b expectation

expectation, Id. Ep. 3.34.

IV resort, quarter

resort, quarter, for troops, Pl. Lg. 848e; for ships, X. Vect. 3.1.

2 receptacle, reservoir

receptacle, reservoir, Arist. Pol. 1330b6, Mete. 349b7; ἡ τῆς μισγαγκείας ὑ. Pl. Phlb. 62d; of the vessels of the body, ὁ μαστὸς ὑ. . . ἐστι γάλακτος Arist. PA 692a12; of the stomach, ὑ. τροφῆς ib. 682a17; of the womb, Id. GA 722b14, etc.

3 substitutes, diversions

metaph., πάσης γενέσεως ὑ. Pl. Ti. 49a, cf. 51a; ἀρθρῖτις καὶ ποδάγρα πολλῶν ἄλλων κακῶν ὑποδοχαί εἰσιν substitutes, diversions, Ruf. ap. Orib. 45.30.62.

V stewardship, office of the

stewardship, office of the ὑποδέκτης, ἀννωνῶν PSI 1.44.1 (v A. D.); λόγος ὑποδοχῆς (including ἀνάλωμα) ib. 8.959.1 (iv A. D.); τὴν ὑ. πᾶσαν τοῦ μακαρίου Ἰούστου αὐτὸς ὑπόδεξε (leg. -ξαι) POxy. 1838 (vi A. D.), cf. PLond. 5.1667.3 (vi A. D.), PFlor. 290.3 (vi A. D.), etc.

2 taking over, receipt by an agent, acceptance of responsibility for

taking over, receipt by an agent, acceptance of responsibility for, πρὸς ἀπόδειξιν ὑποδοχῆς PSI 1.60.28 (vi A. D.), cf. 72.4 (vi A. D.); παντὶ δημοσίων ἀπαίτησιν καὶ ὑ. ποιησαμένῳ Just. Nov. 163.2.

VI continuous succession

continuous succession, ὑποδοχῆς Διονυσίων Ar. Pax 530 (as expld. by Sch.).

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