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ὑπακούω

ὑπακούω, ὑπακούω, heed, obey (+ gen or dat)

ὑπᾰκού-ω, fut. -ακούσομαι LXX Ge. 41.40 (v. sub fin.); later -ακούσω Mim.Oxy. 413.222:
    • I hearken, give ear, θεοὶ δʼ ὑπὸ πάντες ἄκουον Il. 8.4; ὁ δʼ ἄρʼ ἐμμαπέως ὑπάκουσε Od. 14.485, cf. h.Ven. 180: c. gen., ὄττις . . πλάσιον ἆδυ φωνείσας ὐπακούει Sapph. 2.4; ὑμῶν Ar. V. 318 (lyr.); τῆς κρίσεως Aeschin. 3.56 (s.v.l.).
      • 2 answer (by voice or act) when called, ἢ ἐξελθέμεναι ἢ ἔνδοθεν αἶψʼ ὑπακοῦσαι Od. 4.283, cf. 10.83, E. Alc. 400 (lyr.), Ar. V. 273 (lyr.), Theoc. 13.59: in Prose, ὁ κῆρυξ ἐκήρυττε τίς τὴν ἱκετηρίαν καταθείη, καὶ οὐδεὶς ὑπήκουεν And. 1.112; τῷ παιδίῳ Ar. Lys. 878, cf. Nu. 360 (anap.), X. Ages. 3.4, Aeschin. 1.49, D. 19.266.
        • b in a dialogue, answer when questioned, σοι Pl. Sph. 217d; τοῖς λόγοις Id. Lg. 898c.
      • 3 listen to, heed, regard, c. gen. rei, Id. Tht. 162d, X. Cyr. 8.1.20; ὑ. νόμων Pl. Lg. 708d; ὑ. διαίτῃ submit to a regimen, Id. R. 459c; λόγῳ Arist. Pol. 1333a18; ὑ. τῷ ξυμφόρῳ τινός comply with his interest, Th. 5.98; δείπνῳ ὑ. accept an invitation to dinner, Ath. 6.247d: abs., give way, submit, comply, Hdt. 3.148, 4.119, Pl. Prt. 325a, PCair.Zen. 367.15 (iii B.C.): with a neut. Pron., μάλα γε τοῦτο ὑπήκουσεν in this matter he obeyed, X. Cyr. 2.2.3; οὐδὲν τούτων ὑπήκουον Th. 1.29, cf. 139, 140, etc.; ὑ. τινός τι or τινί τι, obey one in a thing, ib. 26, Pl. Lg. 774b.
    • II Special senses:
      • 1 of porters, answer a knock at the door, ὑ. τινί Id. Cri. 43a: abs., Id. Phd. 59e, Act.Ap. 12.13; <παρὰ> τὴν θύραν Thphr. Char. 4.9, 28.3; ὁ ὑπακούσας the porter, X. Smp. 1.11, cf. D. 47.35.
      • 2 of a judge, listen to a complainant, τινι X. Cyr. 8.1.18; also of the parties in legal proceedings, appear before the court, Is. 4.28, D. 19.257,290; ὑ. εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον Hyp. Eux. 2, cf. PSI 10.1100.10 (ii A.D.), Sammelb. 7369.10 (ii/iii A.D.).
      • 3 of dependants, subjects, etc., obey, submit to, Δαρείου οὐδαμὰ ὑ. Hdt. 3.101; Ἀθηναίων Th. 4.56, cf. 6.82; τοῖς πέλας Id. 2.61.
        • b Astrol., to aspect from South to North, of the southernmost of two zodiacal signs equidistant from an equinoctial point, opp. προστάσσειν, Ptol. Tetr. 35; = ἀκούω V, Paul.Al. E. 2.
      • 4 answer oneʼs expectations, succeed, ὑπήκουέ μοι τὸ πρᾶγμα Luc. Icar. 10; τῆς μεταλλείας ἀσθενῶς ὑπακουούσης Str. 9.1.23.
      • 5 ὑ. αὐγαῖς ἁλίου to be subject to the sunʼs rays, Pi. O. 3.24; ταῖς ὥραις Thphr. CP 1.15.1; τοῦ ψύχους ib. 5.4.2; ὑπακούουσι τῶν τῆς ἀρχῆς παθημάτων οἱ κατὰ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς μύες feel the effects of . ., Gal. 18(2).68.
      • 6 of ailments, yield, give way to a remedy, τινι Hp. Epid. 3.8, Gal. 6.354: abs., Hp. Prorrh. 2.39, Sor. 1.122, Gal. 6.439: metaph., τὸ μυθῶδες ὑ. λόγῳ Plu. Thes. 1; τοῖς ἰσχυρῶς φερομένοις ὑ. ὁ ἀήρ Archyt. 1; πληγαῖς ὑ., of metal, Plu. Praec. 2.802b; ὑποχόνδριον ὑπακοῦον yielding to pressure, Hp. Epid. 4.45; μὴ εὐθέως ὑπακούοντος εἰς ἐξολκὴν τοῦ ἐμβρύου Sor. 2.62, cf. 86.
      • 7 concede a point in dispute, Arist. Top. 161b15.
      • 8 correspond, πᾶσα παραγωγὴ ἐπιρρηματικὴ . . μιᾷ ὑπακούει πτώσει κατὰ τὴν διάλυσιν every adverbial derivative corresponds to a case, e.g. οἴκοθι to ἐν οἴκῳ, A.D. Adv. 206.21; conform to a theory, Id. Synt. 236.14.
    • III κοινὸν ὑ. understand under the term κοινόν . ., Pl. Phlb. 31c, cf. Plu. Aud.poet. 2.23c:—Pass., κοινῶς ὑ. to be understood in a general sense, Phld. Po. 5.35.
      • 2 in Gramm., understand a word omitted, A.D. Synt. 22.21 (Pass.): τὸ -όμενον what one has in mind, the subject, Id. Pron. 68.15, al.
      • 3 understand, c. acc. et inf., Phld. Mus. p.72 K., Po. 5.9.
    • IV fut. ὑπακούσεται in Th. 6.69, if correct, must be Pass., if their service shall be lighter; but Sch. gives ὑπακούσονται, whence ξυγκαταστρεψάμενοι (for -οις) is conjectured.

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