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ὑποστολή

upostole · ἡ

fasting, omission of a letter, removal

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What it meant

ὑποστολή · hypostolē — LSJ

fasting

fasting, Plu. Sanit. 2.129c, Heliod. ap. Orib. 46.20.6.

2 omission of a letter, removal

omission of a letter, τοῦ ῑ A.D. Adv. 187.22: generally, removal, Id. Pron. 91.26, al.

II shrinking, timidity, evasion, holding back, reserve

shrinking, timidity, evasion, Ep.Hebr. 10.39, Hsch.; διʼ ὑποστολῆς holding back, Ascl. Tact. 10.21; μετά τινος ὑ. with a certain reserve, Phld. Rh. 1.108 S.

III concealment, dissimulation

concealment, dissimulation, J. BJ 2.14.2.

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