The corpus record

ὑποκλάω

upoklao

break underneath

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What it meant

ὑποκλάω · hypoklaō — LSJ

break underneath

break underneath, γούνων ὑποέκλασε δεσμά Nic. Th. 728.

2 break by degrees, break down

break by degrees, break down, ὑπέκλασε δεῖμα . . ἠνορέην Q.S. 4.483:—Pass., ὑποκλώμενοι τὰς ψυχάς J. BJ 7.8.7; θυμὸς ὑποκλασθείς AP 5.215 (Agath.).

3 enclose in a bend

enclose in a bend, γραμμὴν τὴν -κλῶσαν τοὺς τρεῖς δακτύλους (in palmistry) Cat.Cod.Astr. 7.238.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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