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ὑποθέω

upotheo

make a secret attack

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 17 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. ὑποθέω · hypotheō — LSJ

make a secret attack

make a secret attack, ποτὶ ἐχθρόν . . λύκοιο δίκαν ὑποθεύσομαι Pi. P. 2.84.

2 cut in before, supplant

cut in before, in running a race, supplant, Ar. Eq. 1161; of a solar eclipse, ἐκλείπει . . τῆς σελήνης ὑποθεούσης αὐτόν Cleom. 2.3; ἡ σελήνη ὑποθεύσεται τὸν ἥλιον Them. Or. 26.317b.

II run in too hastily

of dogs, run in too hastily, X. Cyn. 3.8.

2. ὑπωθέω · hypōtheō — LSJ

push, thrust away

push or thrust away, ὦσεν ὑπʼ ἐκ δίφροιο Il. 5.854.

2 push up from beneath

push up from beneath, τὴν κεφαλὴν τοῦ ξύλου ὑπὸ τὴν μασχάλην Hp. Art. 7.

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Where it came from

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