The corpus record

ὑποθωπεύω

upothopeuo

win by flattery

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Where it lives

Acharnians 1 · 1.41/10k
Wasps 1 · 1.03/10k
Histories 1 · 0.05/10k

What it meant

ὑποθωπεύω · hypothōpeuō — LSJ

win by flattery, using any flattery

win by flattery, Ar. Ach. 639 (anap.), V. 610 (anap.), D.H. 7.34, Philostr. VS 1.21.4: abs., οὐδὲν ὑποθωπεύσας without using any flattery, Hdt. 1.30; εἴργασταί μοι μηδὲν -εύσας ὁ λόγος Chor. 3.84 p.69 F.-R.

In the wild

ὑποθωπεύσας · hypothōpeusas Aristophanes, Acharnians (DIORISIS sentence 489)
ὑποθωπεῦσαν · hypothōpeusan Aristophanes, Wasps 605 (DIORISIS sentence 437)
ὑποθωπεύσας · hypothōpeusas Herodotus, Histories 1.30.3 (DIORISIS sentence 187)

Where it came from

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