ὑπόληψις (upolepsis)

Where it lives

Meditations 26 · 8.94/10k
Enchiridion 3 · 6.05/10k
Hipparchus 1 · 4.44/10k
De Memoria et Reminiscentia 1 · 4.16/10k
Analytica priora et posteriora 14 · 2.52/10k
Metaphysics 12 · 1.53/10k
Nicomachean Ethics 8 · 1.42/10k
Eudemian Ethics 3 · 1.15/10k
Discourses 8 · 1.08/10k
Categories 1 · 1/10k
Ars Poetica 1 · 0.99/10k
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 9 · 0.84/10k

Densest 12 of 16 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ὑπόληψις · hypolēpsis — LSJ

taking up, taking up the cue, taking up the matter

taking up, esp. taking up the cue, taking up the matter where another leaves off, ἠνάγκασε τοὺς ῥαψῳδοὺς . . ἐξ ὑπολήψεως ἐφεξῆς αὐτὰ διιέναι Pl. Hipparch. 228b; cf. ὑποβολή I.3.

2 rejoinder, reply

rejoinder, reply, ὑ. ποιεῖσθαι Isoc. 11.30, cf. 12.150 (ἐπι- Cobet, Blass, in both places).

II taking in a certain sense, assumption, notion, impression

taking in a certain sense, assumption, notion, Pl. Def. 413a sq., Arist. MM 1235a20 (pl.); ὑ. λαμβάνειν Id. Rh. 1417b10; τῆς ὑπολήψεως διαφοραὶ ἐπιστήμη καὶ δόξα καὶ φρόνησις Id. de An. 427b25; but distd. fr. νόησις, ib. b17; fr. ἐπιστήμη, Id. Top. 149a10; joined with δόξα, Id. EN 1139b17, Epicur. Fr. 239; ὑ. ψευδεῖς, μοχθηραί, Id. Ep. 3p.60U., Phld. Mus. p.49 K.; μὴ τοιαύτης οὔσης τῆς ὑπαρχούσης ὑ. περὶ ἑκατέρου unless such had been the existing impression, D. 18.228: Chrysipp. wrote περὶ ὑπολή

2 hasty judgement, prejudice, suspicion

hasty judgement, prejudice, suspicion, ὑ. εἰς τοὺς δικαστὰς οὐ δικαία Hyp. Eux. 32, cf. Luc. Cal. 5.

3 estimate formed of, good, bad reputation, public opinion, high repute

estimate formed of a person or thing, good or bad reputation, public opinion, Hdn. 7.1.6; ἐν ὑπολήψει τυγχάνοντες being in high repute, Marcellin. Puls. 118.

b conceit

conceit, πολλοὺς ἐπλάνησεν ἡ ὑπόλημψις αὐτῶν LXX Si. 3.24.

4 estimate, plan

estimate, plan, Epict. Ench. 1.1.

III subvention, subsidy

perh. subvention, subsidy, Sammelb. 7193vii 14, al. (ii A. D.), PTeb. 341.12 (ii A. D.).

2 taking over

ὑ. ἑτέρου ἐλαιουργίου perh. taking over, BGU 612.7 (i A. D.).

3 payment in advance

perh. payment in advance, PLond. 3.895.12 (i A. D.), PRyl. 2.127.25 (i A. D.).

In the wild

ὑπόληψις · hypolēpsis Aristotle, Analytica priora et posteriora AHys.Α (DIORISIS sentence 2028)
ὑπόληψιν · hypolēpsin Aristotle, Analytica priora et posteriora AHys.Α (DIORISIS sentence 2045)
ὑπόληψιν · hypolēpsin Aristotle, Analytica priora et posteriora AHys.Α (DIORISIS sentence 1745)
ὑπόληψις · hypolēpsis Aristotle, Analytica priora et posteriora AHys.Α (DIORISIS sentence 2030)
ὑπολήψεως · hypolēpseōs Aristotle, Analytica priora et posteriora AHys.Α (DIORISIS sentence 1746)
ὑπόληψιν · hypolēpsin Aristotle, Analytica priora et posteriora AHys.Α (DIORISIS sentence 2044)

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