ὑπέκ

ὑπέκ, before a vowel ὑπέξ, (ὑπό, ἐκ) poet. Prep. with gen.,

• out from under, from beneath, away from, ὑπὲκ κακοῦ, θανάτοιο, etc., Il. 13.89, 15.628, al.; ὑπὲξ ἁλός A.R. 4.933, cf. Q.S. 4.402.

ὑπέκ, und vor Vokalen ὑπέξ, c. gen., darunter heraus, unten hervor ; ἵππους λύσασθʼ ὑπὲξ ὀχέων Il. 8.504 ; φεύγεσκεν ὑπὲκ Τρώων ὀρυμαγδοῦ 17.461 ; νεκρὸν ὑπὲκ Τρώων ἔρυσεν 5 ;81 ; ῥύσαιτό σʼ ὑπὲκ κακοῦ Od. 12.107, u. oft, wie sp.D., μή τις ὑπὲκ κακότητος ἀλύξῃ Ap.Rh. 3.608, u. sonst. Von Wolf gew. getrennt geschrieben, vgl. Spitzner exc. XVIII, 4.

ὑπέκ

before a vowel ὑπέξ

[ὑπό + ἐκ, ἐξ.]

• • 1

    Adv. Out of the power, range or reach of something : ὄφρʼ (ἵνʼ) ὑπὲκ κακότητα φύγοιμεν Od. 3.175, Od. 9.489 = Od. 10.129.

  • 2

    Prep. with genit.

  • • a

      From under or beneath, away from under or beneath : ἵππους λύσαθʼ ὑπὲξ ὀχέων Il. 8.504, τείχεος αἰὲν ὑπὲκ κατʼ ἀμαξιτὸν ἐσσεύοντο (app. to get the better going afforded by the road) Il. 22.146.

      Up from out of : ἀγέροντο ψυχαὶ ὑπὲξ Ἐρέβευς Od. 11.37.

      App., up away from : ἔγχος ὦσεν ὑπὲκ δίφροιο Il. 5.854.

    • b

      In reference to saving or escaping, from out of, out of the reach or range of, away from, from : ὑπὲκ βελέων Il. 4.465, Il. 18.232. Cf. Il. 13.89, Il. 15.628, 700, Il. 17.461, 581, 589, Il. 20.300 : Od. 12.107.

      Sim. in reference to carrying off from a protector : [ἄρνας] ὑπὲκ μήλων αἱρεύμενοι Il. 16.353.

ὑπέκ : out from under.

ὑπέκ ὑπό, ἐκ

• poet. prep. with gen. out from under, from beneath, away from, Il.