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ὑποτίθημι

upotithemi

place under

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ὑποτίθημι · hypotithēmi — LSJ

place under, puts, under, putting, under, bring up, handed him over, place under oneʼs feet

place under, ὑπὸ κύκλα ἑκάστῳ πυθμένι θῆκεν Il. 18.375; τὰ φρύγανʼ ὑ. puts the firewood under, Telecl. 40; θεοῦ βάσεις ὑποτιθέντος putting legs or feet under them, Pl. Ti. 92a, cf. Arist. PA 686a34; σιδηρᾶς κανονίδας ὑ. Ph. Bel. 57.11, cf. 60.31, al.; ὑπὸ ποταμοὺς πολλοὺς . . πόλιν ὑ. Pl. Lg. 682c; κύλικα ὑπὸ τὴν κλίνην IG 12(5).593.21 (Iulis, v B. C.); ὀχετὸν ἐκποιήσαντι καὶ ὑποθέντι ib. 12.373.66; [φοίνικας] ὑ. X. Cyr. 7.5.12; ἀλεκτορίδι ὑ. τὰ ᾠά Arist. HA 564b3; ἑαυτὴν [τῷ ἄρρενι] ib. 540a11;

2 place under

place under a certain class, γεωργικῇ, θηρευτικῇ, etc., Pl. Plt. 289a.

b subjoin, enclose, append

subjoin, enclose, append a document, ὑποτέθεικά σοι τὸ ἀντίγραφον PLille 4.2 (iii B. C.), cf. Sammelb. 5675.2 (ii B. C.), etc.: so in Med., PLond. 3.921.10 (ii/iii A. D.).

II set before, offer, suggest, hold out, proposed, suggest, advise, counsel, admonish

set before one, offer, suggest, τὴν ἐν φίλοις δικαιοτάτην ὑπόθεσιν ἔχω ὑποτιθέναι X. Cyr. 5.5.13; hold out hope, ὑποτιθεῖς τίνʼ ἐλπίδα; E. Or. 1186, cf. X. HG 4.8.28, D. 23.58, Plu. Mul.virt. 2.256a, Lys. 23, Aristid. 1.379 J.; τοῦ Ἑλληνικοῦ ἐλπίδα ἣν ὑπετίθει αὐτῷ δουλώσειν Th. 1.138; ἡ εὐπραγία ὑ. ἰσχὺν τῆς ἐλπίδος Id. 4.65; ὑπέθηκας ὀρθῶς τοὺς λόγους, i. e. you have given good advice, E. IA 507; τὸν ὑποθέντα τὰς τέχνας γυναιξὶ τόνδε he who proposed these tricks to the women, Id. Ba. 675:—earl

2 enjoin, prescribe

Med., in stronger sense, enjoin, ταῦτα τοῖσι ὑπολειπομένοισι ὑποθέμενος ὁ Δαρεῖος Hdt. 4.135; of a doctor, Pl. Plt. 295c; of Nestor, Id. Hp.Ma. 286b; [Μέττιος Ῥοῦφος] τῷ στρατηγῷ περὶ τούτου ὑπέθετο POxy. 237 vi 40 (ii A. D.); gloss on ἐπιστέλλει, Sch. S. OT 106; of Pythagoras, τὴν εἰς τὸ σπονδειακὸν μεταβολὴν ὑπέθετο τῷ αὐλητῇ Iamb. VP 25.112; τοῖς ἀπὸ τοῦ νομοῦ ὑπόδειγμα τῆς ἀπειθίας ὑ. BGU 747 ii 14 (ii A. D.); δύο σκοποὺς ὑποθέσθαι τῆς φλεβοτομίας prescribe two conditions of (successful) ve

3 instruct, demonstrate, as a preliminary, explain

Med., instruct, demonstrate, γραμματικόν τι ποιῆσαι ἄλλου ὑποθεμένου Arist. EN 1105a23; δεῖ ὑποθέσθαι τί λέγομεν τὸ βαρύ as a preliminary we must explain, Id. Cael. 269b20; ὑ. ὡς χρὴ μάχεσθαι Philostr. Her. 10.5; Φινεὺς . . τοῖς Ἀργοναύταις . . περὶ τῶν συμπληγάδων ὑπέθετο πετρῶν Apollod. 1.9.22; ὁ ὑποθέμενος αὐτῷ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν Arr. Epict. 1.26.13, cf. 2.2.21; παλαισμάτων εἴδη ὁπόσα ἐστί, δηλώσει ὁ παιδοτρίβης, καιρούς τε ὑποθέμενος κτλ. Philostr. Gym. 14: c. acc. et inf., ὑ. τῷ ἐπιεικεῖ παιδὶ ῥ

III propose to oneself as a task, make up oneʼs mind, adopt as a policy

Med., propose to oneself as a task, πολεμιστήριον [ἵππον] ὑπεθέμεθα ὠνεῖσθαι X. Eq. 3.7; δεῖ ὑποτίθεσθαι κατʼ εὐχήν, μηδὲν μέντοι ἀδύνατον Arist. Pol. 1265a17; make up oneʼs mind, adopt as a policy, παρὰ τὸ δίκαιον τὸ ξυμφέρον λέγειν ὑπέθεσθε Th. 5.90; τοῦθʼ ὑπέθετο, δεινότατον πρᾶγμα, οἶμαι, ὅπως ἐν ἐκείνῳ εἴη . . φάναι And. 1.39; ἕνα τοῦτον ὑποθέμενος τὸν σκοπόν, ἅπαντας ἡμᾶς ἀγορεύειν κακῶς Luc. Pisc. 7; πρὶν τὴν ἀρχὴν ὀρθῶς ὑποθέσθαι, μάταιον ἡγοῦμαι περὶ τῆς τελευτῆς ὁντινοῦν ποιεῖσθαι λόγο

2 propose to oneself as a subject of discussion, argument

propose to oneself as a subject of discussion or argument, ἀπʼ ἐμαυτοῦ ἄρξωμαι καὶ τῆς ἐμαυτοῦ ὑποθέσεως, περὶ τοῦ ἑνὸς αὐτοῦ ὑποθέμενος, εἴτε ἕν ἐστιν εἴτε μή [ἕν], τί χρὴ συμβαίνειν; Pl. Prm. 137b, cf. Ti. 26a; ἵνα μὴ δοκῶ περὶ τὰ μέρη διατρίβειν, ὑπὲρ ὅλων τῶν πραγμάτων ὑποθέμενος Isoc. 4.51, cf. 12.119; ὥσπερ ὑπεθέμην Thphr. Char.Prooem. 5; περὶ ἀέρος εἰπόντες, ὥσπερ ὑπεθέμεθα Arist. Mete. 340a23, cf. Rh. 1432b5, Aeschin. 1.37, 2.102; ὑποθησόμεθα ταύτης ἀρχὴν τῆς βύβλου τὴν πρώτην διάβασιν ἐ

IV assume as a preliminary, assume, suppose that, assume, began by requiring, was assumed, assumed

Med., assume as a preliminary, ταύτην μὲν δὴ πυρὸς ἀρχὴν καὶ τῶν ἄλλων σωμάτων ὑποτιθέμεθα Id. Ti. 53d; ὑποθέμενος ἑκάστοτε λόγον . . , ἃ μὲν ἄν μοι δοκῇ τούτῳ συμφωνεῖν, τίθημι ὡς ἀληθῆ ὄντα Id. Phd. 100a; οἱ περὶ τὰς γεωμετρίας . . ὑποθέμενοι . . τὰ σχήματα, . . ποιησάμενοι ὑποθέσεις αὐτά Id. R. 510c; ὑπόθεσιν Id. Phd. 101d; ὃ ἐξ ἀρχῆς ὑπετιθέμεθα Id. Chrm. 171d; ἐὰν ὡς ὂν ὑποθῇ ὃ ὑπετίθεσο Id. Prm. 136c; ὑ. περί τινος ὡς ὄντος ib. 136b, cf. 137b, Plt. 284c; ὑ. ὡς τούτου οὕτως ἔχοντος Id. R. 4

2 assume, suppose, estimate, being reckoned, assess, put, down, composer of fiction

later, assume, suppose, estimate, παρέσομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ὡς ὑποτίθεμαι, τῇ ιζ PCair.Zen. 247.4 (iii B. C.); ὑποτιθεμένου τοῦ ποδὸς δραχμῆς the foot being reckoned at one drachma, Supp.Epigr. 4.446.14 (Didyma, iii/ii B. C.), cf. PCair.Zen. 15r. 34 (iii B. C.); τὸν χιλιάρουρον (sc. ἀμπελῶνα) ὑποτιθέμεθα ἐπὶ τὸ ἔλαττον we assess at the reduced sum, ib. 361.9 (iii B. C.); νεώτερον αὐτὸν ὑ. put him down as younger, D.H. 4.6; ταῦτα τὸν Ὅμηρον ὡς συστρατιώτην ἔφη εἰρηκέναι καὶ οὐχ ὡς ὑποτιθέμενον not as

V establish as a preliminary, premise, after deciding

Act., establish as a preliminary, premise, ταῦθʼ ὑποθεὶς ἐπεῖπεν ὡς . . Aeschin. 2.157; τοῦθʼ ὑποθέντες ἀκούετε τῇ γνώμῃ, τί ἄν, εἴ τις ἔπασχε ταῦθʼ ὑμῶν, ἐποίει after deciding in your own minds, D. 21.108; ῥυθμοὺς καὶ σχῆμα ἐλευθέριον ὑποθεῖσαι μέλος ἢ λόγον ἐναντίον ἀποδοῦναι Pl. Lg. 669c.

2 represent as ὑποκείμενον

represent as ὑποκείμενον (v. ὑπόκειμαι II.8), εἰ μή τις ἑτέραν ὑποθήσει τοῖς ἐναντίοις φύσιν Arist. Ph. 189a28; [ἀρχὴν] ἄν τε μίαν ἄν τε πλείους Id. Metaph. 988a24.

VI couch, present

couch, present, τὴν σάρισαν Luc. DMort. 22[27].3.

VII put down as a deposit, stake, pawn, pledge, mortgage, mortgaged, mortgaging, lend, on pledge

put down as a deposit or stake, pawn, pledge, mortgage, τοῦτο τὸ ἐνέχυρον Hdt. 2.136; τὴν οἰκίαν, τὴν οὐσίαν, Isoc. 21.2, D. 28.17, 49.12; ὑπέθεσαν αὐτῷ τοῦ ταλάντου τὰς προσόδους mortgaged their revenues for the talent, Aeschin. 3.104; τῷ πατρὶ τἀνδράποδα D. 27.25; δραχμὴν ὑπόθες Diph. 73.2; ὑποθέμενοι χρυσίον IG 1(2).313.177; τὴν οἰκίαν πωλοῦντα καὶ ὑποτιθέντα selling and mortgaging, i.e. having full ownership of, the house, PCair.Zen. 588.1, cf. 9 (iii B. C.), PRyl. 162.28 (ii A. D.); cf. ὑπ

2 stake, hazard, venture, at

stake, hazard, venture, εἰς οἷον κίνδυνον ἔρχῃ ὑποθήσων τὴν ψυχήν Pl. Prt. 313a; τὸν ἴδιον κίνδυνον ὑποθείς at his own risk, D. 19.252; also ἑαυτὸν ἔγγυον ὑποθείς Plu. Crass. 7; τὴν ψυχὴν ταῖς τύχαις Luc. Dem.Enc. 41; τὰ σὰ τοῖς ἐκτός Arr. Epict. 2.2.12; τὸν τράχηλον ib. 4.1.77; ἑαυτὸν τῷ νόμῳ, i. e. risked the penalties of the law, Philostr. Gym. 24; οὐδὲ αὑτοὺς ταύταις ὑποθήσομεν ταῖς αἰτίαις Jul. Or. 3.112a; νομίμοις ποιναῖς ὑποθεῖναι [αὐτούς] PMasp. 24.50 (vi A. D.); ἑαυτὸν [ὀργῇ] Plu. Them.

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