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ὑποχώρησις

ὑποχώρησις, a going back, retirement, retreat

ὑποχώρ-ησις, εως, ἡ,
  • retirement, retreat, πεδιναὶ ὑ. retirements by the plains, Plb. 1.34.8; πελαγίαν ποιεῖσθαι τὴν ὑ. make oneʼs retreat by sea, Id. 1.28.9; αἰδὼς τολμήσεως ὑ. Pl. Def. 412c.
        • b ebb of the tide, Aristid.Quint. 3.7 (pl.).
        • c cession of property, POxy. 67.20 (iv A. D.).
      • 2 retiring-place, retreat, Luc. Hipp. 5, CIG 3705 (Apollonia ad Rhyndacum).
    • II ὑ. τῆς γαστρός an evacuation of the bowels by stool, Hp. Morb. 3.16, Gal. 6.649: abs., Hp. Aph. 4.83, Epid. 7.3, 5, Dieuch. ap. Orib. 4.7.15, Mnesith. ap. Orib. 8.38.3.
    • III the vent, Arist. HA 594a13.

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