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ὑποφέρω

upophero

carry away under

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What it meant

ὑποφέρω · hypopherō — LSJ

carry away under, bear out of danger, to be taken from under

carry away under, esp. bear out of danger, ἀλλά μʼ ὑπήνεικαν ταχέες πόδες Il. l.c.:—Pass., to be taken from under, ἐὰν [τὸ ὑποκείμενον] ὑποφέρηται Arist. IA 705a9.

2 bring close together

bring close together, τὰ ὀπίσθια σκέλη (sc. ἐπὶ τὰ ἔμπροσθεν) Id. HA 604b1.

II bear, carry by being under, bear a burden, to be supported

bear or carry by being under, bear a burden, τὰ ὅπλα, of an armour-bearer, X. Cyr. 4.5.57; τῶν τὰ σημεῖα δοράτων ὑποφερόντων Plu. Sull. 7:—Pass., to be supported, τοῖς σκέλεσι Arist. Pr. 882b29.

2 endure, submit to, do, trouble

metaph., endure, submit to, πόνους καὶ κινδύνους Isoc. 3.64, cf. X. Eq.Mag. 1.3; κινδύνους καὶ φόβους Pl. Tht. 173a; ῥαθύμως ὀργήν Id. Lg. 879c; τὸν τῶν ὁμιλητικῶν τρόπον Isoc. 1.30; γῆρας καὶ πενίαν Aeschin. 1.88 (v.l. ἀμύνεσθαι) ; εἰσφοράς X. Oec. 2.6; ἀναλώματα D. 59.42; πόλεμον ὑπενεγκεῖν Arist. Pol. 1267a27; ὑ. παρρησίαν Phld. Lib. p.62 O.; ἀδικίας Sammelb. 5238.22 (i A. D.); τὰ φυτὰ . . ἀνέμων ἐμβολὰς ὑ. Sor. 1.96; οὐ γὰρ αὐτὸς ὑποφέρω κίνησιν I do not trouble to move, PFlor. 362.10 (ii A.

III bear, carry behind

bear or carry behind, δίφρους τινί Ael. VH 4.22.

2 subjoin, add

subjoin, add in speaking, D.H. 7.16, Longin. 16.4.

IV hold out, present, inflict, inflicts

hold out, present, δᾷδα Plu. Publ. 23; τὰ σεσιδηρωμένα μέρη ταῖς πληγαῖς Id. Cam. 41; πληγὰς ὑ. inflict them, Id. Eum. 7; οὐκ ὀλίγην βλάβην ὑποφέρει με( = μοι) inflicts, POxy. 488.19 (ii/iii A. D.).

2 hold out, suggest, proffer, proposed

metaph., hold out, suggest, proffer, εἰ τῶν . . οἰχομένων . . ἐλπίδʼ ὑποίσεις S. El. 834 (lyr.); ὑπέφερον τοὺς μῆνας proposed the (holy) months, i.e. a truce, X. HG 4.7.2; σπονδὰς ἀδίκως ὑποφερομένας ibid.

b there are suggestions of

ὑποφέρονται γραμμαί τινες αἱματώδεις there are suggestions of lines (in the foetus), Ath.Med. ap. Orib. 22.9.1.

V carry down, cause to slip, fall, to be borne down, slip down, give way under

carry down, of a river, Plu. Fort.Rom. 2.325a, Poll. 1.111; κοιλίη ὑποφέρει χολώδεα Aret. SA 2.4; cause to slip or fall, Plu. Cohib. 2.459b, Poll. 1.187:—Pass., to be borne down, τοῖς ποταμοῖς Plu. Alex. 63; slip down, κατὰ κρημνῶν Id. Mar. 23; of the legs, give way under a person, Hp. Int. 36.

2 bring down, decline gradually, expiring, fall after their due time

metaph., bring down in numbers, App. BC 5.6; in Pass., decline gradually, of consumptive people, Hp. Epid. 1.2; ὀρθοστάδην ὑ. ib. 3.13, 17.ιγʹ; εἰς πενίαν App. BC 2.2; πόλις ὑποφερομένη πταίσμασι Plu. Comp.Per.Fab. 1; στάσιν ὑποφερομένην ἀνακαλεῖσθαι to revive an expiring faction, Id. Sert. 4, cf. Lyc. 2; of festivals, fall after their due time, Id. Caes. 59.

VI bring, to be carried away

bring to a certain point, ὑ. τινὰ εἰς διόρθωσιν Id. Lyc. 25:—Pass., to be carried away, ὑ. εἰς ὕβριν Id. Alc. 18; πρὸς τὸ κομπῶδες Id. Alex. 23.

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