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ὑπτιάζω

ὑπτιάζω, to bend oneself back, to carry one’s head high

ὑπτι-άζω, (ὕπτιος)
  • lay oneself back, fall back, Hdn. 1.4.7, Procop. Goth. 4.31, Eust. 249.5; ὑπτιάζων βόλος an unlucky cast, opp. πρανής, Poll. 7.204.
    • II metaph., of haughty persons, carry oneself with languid arrogance, Aeschin. 1.132.
      • 2 to be supine, careless, or negligent, Hdn. 2.12.2, etc.; πρὸς τὴν ἐπιμέλειαν Id. 2.8.9; of literary style, ὑπτιάζων λόγος languid style, τὸν ὑ. λόγον ὀρθοῖ καὶ γοργὸν ποιεῖ Hermog. Id. 2.1.
  • B trans., bend back, ὑ. τὰς χεῖρας (cf. ὕπτιος II) LXX Jb. 11.13:—Pass., κάρα γὰρ ὑπτιάζεται his head lies supine, S. Ph. 822; ὑπτιαζόμενοι lying on their backs, J. BJ 3.7.29; ἐπʼ αὐτὸν ἄνοδος ἠρέμα προσάντης ὑπτίαστο the approach sloped gently upwards (cf. ὕπτιος IV), ib. 5.5.6.
      • 2 Pass., diverge, of light rays, Phlp. in Mete. 21.11.
      • 3 upset, ὑπτιάζειν καὶ ἀνατρέπειν τὴν γαστέρα Gal. 6.593; relax, [τὸ στόμα τῆς γαστρός], opp. ῥωννύειν, Id. 15.461.
    • II metaph., make subservient, Lyd. Mag. 2.26.

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