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ὑποκῑνέω

upokineo

move softly

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ὑποκῑνέω · hypokineō — LSJ

move softly, lightly, vibration

move softly or lightly, Ζεφύρου ὑποκινήσαντος (sc. τὸ κῦμα) Il. 4.423 (better ὕπο κ., v. Sch. A), cf. Plu. Gen.Socr. 2.596c, etc.:—Pass., of the apparent vibration of the moon, Ptol. Tetr. 101.

2 urge gently on

metaph., urge gently on, so as to make him speak, Pl. Chrm. 162d, Plu. Aem. 9; ὑ. ἔγκλημα Luc. Eun. 13; cf. κινέω A. II.2.

II move a little, would have stirred a finger, will, shake

intr., move a little, οὐδεμία πόλις ἂν ὑπεκίνησε not a single city would have stirred a finger, Hdt. 5.106, cf. Ar. Ra. 644, X. Cyn. 3.6; ἐπʼ ἐφέδρου ὅτι μὴ ὑποκινήσει on a chair which will not shake, Hp. Morb. 2.47.

2 to be deranged in mind

metaph., to be deranged in mind, ὁ . . μαινόμενος καὶ ὑποκεκινηκώς Pl. R. 573c.

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