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ὑποσύρω

uposuro

drag down, trip, up

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What it meant

ὑποσύρω · hyposyrō — LSJ

drag down, trip, up, were tripped up, to be brought down, draw off downwards, undermine, purge

drag down, τὰς ἁμάξας εἰς τὸν ποταμόν Plu. Pyrrh. 28; ὑ. τὰ σκέλη trip them up, D.S. 17.100; ὑ. τὸν πόδα Luc. Anach. 27:—Pass., ὑποσῠρέντων τῶν ἵππων if the horses were tripped up, Sch. Il.Oxy. 221 xii 33; ὑπεσύρησαν εἰς τὸ βαθὺ τῆς λίμνης Ach.Tat. 4.14: metaph., ὑποσῠρῆναι εἰς τὸν ἔσχατον μεριστόν to be brought down, Dam. Pr. 106; ὅταν . . οἱ κάμνοντες εἰς τὴν τοιαύτην ὑποσύρωνται τοῦ σώματος διάθεσιν Gal. 15.607:—Med., draw off downwards, undermine, χώματα App. Mith. 76 (so the Act., v.l. in J

II trip up, draw away gradually, seduce, entrance, beguile

metaph., trip up, Plu. Virt.mor. 2.446b (Pass.); draw away gradually, seduce, in Pass., S.E. M. 8.241, Gal. 1.317, 17(1).619; entrance, beguile, τὴν ἀκοήν Procop.Gaz. Ep. 128 (Act.), 33 (Pass.).

2 reduce, diminish, abridge

reduce, diminish, abridge, τὴν γραφήν D.H. 1.7 (v.l. for ἐπι-).

Where it came from

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