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ὑπομένω

ὑπομένω, ὑπομένω, await; stand firm; endure

ὑπομένω, fut. -μενῶ cj. in Epicur. Ep. 1 p.7 U.:—
  • stay behind, Od. 10.232, 258, Th. 5.14, Lys. 13.12, etc.; ἐν Σπάρτῃ Hdt. 6.51, 7.209; ὑπόμεινον ἕως ἂν παραγένηται PSI 4.322.4 (iii B. C.): also, remain alive, Hdt. 4.149: of things, to be left behind, remain, ὑπέμεινε τὸ παχύτερον Gal. 7.664, cf. Sor. 1.88, al.: generally, to be permanent, Arist. Cat. 5a28.
    • II trans.,
      • 1 c. acc. pers., abide or await another, διὰ τοῦτό σε οὐχ ὑπέμενον X. An. 4.1.21; esp. await his attack, bide the onset, Il. 14.488, 16.814, al., Hdt. 3.9, 4.3, al., App. BC 5.81; ὑ. τὰς Σειρῆνας abide their presence, X. Mem. 2.6.31; of evils, κακῶν ὅσα ἡμᾶς ἐν ὑστέρῳ χρόνῳ ὑ. Pl. Phdr. 250c, cf. Plb. 1.81.3.
      • 2 c. acc. rei, to be patient under, abide patiently, submit to any evil that threatens one, δουλείαν Th. 1.8; πόνον X. Mem. 2.1.3; ἀλγηδόνα Pl. Grg. 478c; αἰσχρόν τι Id. Ap. 28c, cf. Ti. 49e; δούλειον ζυγόν Id. Lg. 770e; τοὺς ἄλλους λόγους Isoc. 8.65; face, τὴν μέλλουσαν δουληΐην Hdt. 6.12; τὸ ἀγώνισμα τόλμης δεῖται τὸν κίνδυνον ὑπομεῖναι Gorg. 8, cf. Isoc. 6.70; ἀπειλάς D. 21.3; face up to, λόγον Pl. Hp.Ma. 298d; οὐχ ὑπέμειναν τὰς δωρεάς they could not abide the gifts, i. e. scorned to accept them, Isoc. 4.94; ὑ. τὴν κρίσιν await oneʼs trial, Aeschin. 2.6, cf. And. 1.121, Lys. 20.6: generally, wait for, τὴν ἑορτήν Th. 5.50; μακρὸν οὐχ ὑπέμεινεν ὄλβον could not endure his great bliss, i. e. it turned his head, Pi. P. 2.26.
      • 3 abs., stand oneʼs ground, stand firm, Il. 5.498, 15.312, Hdt. 6.96; ἐς ἀλκὴν ὑ. Th. 3.108; ἐς χεῖρας Id. 5.72; ἀνδρικῶς ὑ. Pl. Tht. 177b; ὑπομένων καρτερεῖν endure patiently, Id. Grg. 507b; ὑ. καὶ καρτερεῖν Id. La. 193a.
      • 4 c. inf., submit, bear, or dare to do a thing, wait to do, οὐδʼ ὑπέμεινε γνώμεναι he did not wait for us to know him, Od. 1.410; ὑ. πονεῖν he submitted to toil, X. Mem. 2.2.5, cf. 2.7.11, Pl. Lg. 869c, D. 18.204, PCair.Zen. 8.22 (iii B. C.), Phld. Ir. p.46 W., etc.; ἀξιωθεὶς ὑπέμεινε γυμνασιαρχῆσαι IG 12(3).331.16 (Thera, iii/ii B. C.).
      • 5 with part. relating to the subject, εἰ ὑπομενέουσι χεῖρας ἐμοὶ ἀνταειρόμενοι if they shall dare to lift hand against me, Hdt. 7.101, cf. 209; ὑπομένεις με κηδεύων you persist in . ., S. OT 1323 (lyr.); οὐχ ὑπομένει ὠφελούμενος he submits not to be helped, Pl. Grg. 505c; πολύποδες ὑ. τεμνόμενοι Arist. HA 534b28.
      • 6 with part. relating to the object, ὑ. Ξέρξην ἐπιόντα await his coming, Hdt. 7.120, cf. Pl. Phd. 104c, Mx. 241a; οὐ . . γὰρ ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ χωριζόμενον τὸ βρέφος ὑπέμενεν (sc. τὸ θηρίον) it (the elephant) could not bear the infantʼs being removed, Phylarch. 36 J.: c. gen. part., φιλοῦντος ὑ. submit to his kissing, Ael. VH 12.1.
      • 7 in App. BC 5.54, ὑ. τῇ Ἀντωνίου γνώμῃ is prob. f. l. for ἐπιμεμενηκώς.
      • 8 promise, c. fut. inf., Iamb. VP 8.36.
      • 9 admit of, like δέχομαι III.3, D.H. Isoc. 2; φοινίκων βάλανοι αἱ κατὰ τὴν Ἀλεξάνδρειαν . . οὐδὲ τὴν ἀπόθεσιν ὑπομένουσιν Gal. Vict.Att. 12.
      • 10 τὴν ναυτίαν οὐχ ὑπομένουσιν do not suffer from seasickness, Sor. 1.49; ἀλλοκότους φαντασίας τῆς ψυχῆς ὑπομενούσης experiencing, ib. 39, cf. 31, al.; ὅταν ἔμφραξιν ὑπομένῃ ὁ πόρος χωρὶς αἰτίας undergoes obstruction, Aët. 7.50.

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