ὑπόνοια · hyponoia — LSJ
suspicion, conjecture, guess, notions formed
suspicion, conjecture, guess, Ar. Pax 993 (pl., anap.); τοῦ μὴ συνειληφέναι Sor. 2.54, cf. Gal. 6.663; ὑπόνοιαι τῶν μελλόντων notions formed of future events, Th. 5.87; ἡ ὑ. τῶν ἔργων Id. 2.41, cf. E. Ph. 1133; in bad sense, ὑπόνοιαι πλασταί D. 48.39, cf. Men. Mon. 732.
2 suggestion, imputation
suggestion, Phld. Mus. p.71 K.; imputation, Id. D. 1.13.
II the real meaning which lies at the bottom, deeper sense, covert meaning, by insinuation, covertly
the real meaning which lies at the bottom of a thing, deeper sense, τὰς ὑ. οὐκ ἐπίστανται X. Smp. 3.6; esp. covert meaning (such as is conveyed by myths and allegories), ὁ . . νέος οὐχ οἷός τε κρίνειν ὅτι τε ὑ. καὶ ὃ μή Pl. R. 378d, cf. Plu. Aud.poet. 2.19e; opp. αἰσχρολογία, Arist. EN 1128a24; καθʼ ὑπόνοιαν by insinuation, covertly, Plb. 28.4.5, D.H. Rh. 9.1; διʼ ὑπονοιῶν Alciphr. 2.4.