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ὑποδοχή

ὑποδοχή, a reception, entertainment

ὑποδοχ-ή, ἡ,
  • reception, χῶραι εἰς ὑποδοχὴν ἕτοιμοι τοῖς . . περιττώμασι Gal. 6.173, cf. Sor. 1.84; χρῶνται [τοῖς ὕδνοις] πρὸς ὑποδοχὴν ἀρτυμάτων Gal. 6.655; βόθρος εἰς ὑ. ῥίψεως πεποιημένος Poll. 9.103; τὴν δοθεῖσαν ὑπόθεσιν εὐφυᾶ πρὸς ὑ. γυμναστικῆς a subject fit for reception of gymnastic training, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 35.
      • 2 entertainment, hospitality, Ar. Pax 530 (v. VI infr.), Pl. Lg. 919a (pl.); κτήνεα σιτεύεσκον . . ἐς ὑποδοχὰς τοῦ στρατοῦ Hdt. 7.119; ἐσδέξομαι . . ὑποδοχαῖς δόμων E. IA 1229; ὑποδοχὰς ποιεῖσθαι Ath. 5.210e; τὰν ὑποδοχὰν ἐποήσαντο τῶν δαμοτᾶν SIG 1107.12 (Cos, iii/ii B. C.); also ἐς ὑποδοχὴν τοῦ στρατεύματος ἐτάσσοντο for the reception of the army (in hostile sense), Th. 7.74.
      • 3 harbouring, ἀνδραπόδων τῶν ἀφισταμένων Id. 1.139, cf. Pl. Lg. 955b.
      • 4 means for entertaining, Plu. Alc. 12; ὑποδοχὰς τὰς ἐπιβαλλούσας Teles p.40 H.; so perh. in IG 42(1).92.6 (Epid., iii/iv A. D.).
    • II acceptance, support, εἰς ὑποδοχὴν ἅπαντα λέγειν καὶ πράττειν τινί by way of playing up to, supporting, or seconding him, Aeschin. 3.62, cf. Plb. 31.25.10.
    • III an admission, D. 7.13.
        • b expectation, Id. Ep. 3.34.
    • IV resort, quarter, for troops, Pl. Lg. 848e; for ships, X. Vect. 3.1.
      • 2 receptacle, reservoir, Arist. Pol. 1330b6, Mete. 349b7; ἡ τῆς μισγαγκείας ὑ. Pl. Phlb. 62d; of the vessels of the body, ὁ μαστὸς ὑ. . . ἐστι γάλακτος Arist. PA 692a12; of the stomach, ὑ. τροφῆς ib. 682a17; of the womb, Id. GA 722b14, etc.
      • 3 metaph., πάσης γενέσεως ὑ. Pl. Ti. 49a, cf. 51a; ἀρθρῖτις καὶ ποδάγρα πολλῶν ἄλλων κακῶν ὑποδοχαί εἰσιν substitutes, diversions, Ruf. ap. Orib. 45.30.62.
    • V stewardship, office of the ὑποδέκτης, ἀννωνῶν PSI 1.44.1 (v A. D.); λόγος ὑποδοχῆς (including ἀνάλωμα) ib. 8.959.1 (iv A. D.); τὴν ὑ. πᾶσαν τοῦ μακαρίου Ἰούστου αὐτὸς ὑπόδεξε (leg. -ξαι) POxy. 1838 (vi A. D.), cf. PLond. 5.1667.3 (vi A. D.), PFlor. 290.3 (vi A. D.), etc.
      • 2 taking over, receipt by an agent, acceptance of responsibility for, πρὸς ἀπόδειξιν ὑποδοχῆς PSI 1.60.28 (vi A. D.), cf. 72.4 (vi A. D.); παντὶ δημοσίων ἀπαίτησιν καὶ ὑ. ποιησαμένῳ Just. Nov. 163.2.
    • VI continuous succession, ὑποδοχῆς Διονυσίων Ar. Pax 530 (as expld. by Sch.).

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