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ὕπειμι

ὕπειμι, be under

ὕπειμι2, go by stealth, sneak up on, insinuate

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ὕπειμι, (εἰμί sum)
  • to be under, c. dat., φίλτατοι ἄνδρες ἐμῷ ὑπέασι μελάθρῳ are under my roof, Il. 9.204; ὄνυχες χείρεσσιν ὑπῆσαν Hes. Sc. 266; of young sucking animals, πολλῇσι [ἵπποις] πῶλοι ὑπῆσαν under many mares were sucking foals, Il. 11.681; of horses, to be under the yoke, ὑπὸ τοῖσι ἅρμασι ὑ. Hdt. 7.86.
    • II to be or lie underneath, ὕ. οἰκήματα ὑπὸ γῆν Id. 2.127; κρηπὶς ὑπῆν λιθίνη X. An. 3.4.7; μὴ στερεμνίου τινὸς ἡμῖν ὑπόντος if we had not some solid support, basis, Phld. D. 3.11: metaph., κοὐδέπω κακῶν κρηπὶς ὕπεστι A. Pers. 815 codd.
      • 2 like ὑπόκειμαι II.2, to be laid down, ὑπόντος τοῦδε this being granted, E. El. 1036.
      • 3 to be concealed, lurk, δείσαντες μὴ ἐνέδρα τις ὑπείη X. Cyr. 1.4.23; ἡ μὲν πρὸς τὴν τροφὴν ὄρεξις πολλάκις ὕπεστιν, ἐπισκοτεῖται δὲ ὑπὸ τῆς . . λύπης Sor. 1.37.
      • 4 of things, subsist, be available, βίος ἀρκέων ὑπῆν Hdt. 1.31; μεγάλα χρήματα . . ὑπῆν τοῖς στρατιώταις Th. 8.36; ὕπεστί μοι θάρσος S. El. 479 (lyr.); διὰ τὸ . . ὑπεῖναι ἐλπίδα . . ἀντιτυχεῖν Th. 6.87; τοῖς μὲν γὰρ . . ἐλπίδες ὕ. Isoc. 12.10; ὑπούσης τῆς ἔχθρας Is. 1.33; διὰ τὴν τόθʼ ὑποῦσαν ἀπέχθειαν D. 18.36; τοῖς μὲν ζῶσι πᾶσιν ὕ. τις . . φθόνος ib. 315, etc.
      • 5 occur to one, αὐτῷ δέ μοι ὑπῆν ὡς . . Pl. Ep. 339e.
      • 6 follow, be subsequent, A.D. Synt. 16.22.
    • III to be subjected or subject, E. Supp. 443; κτῆμα βασιλέων οἱ ὑπόντες subjects, A.D. Synt. 292.26.
ὕπειμι, (εἶμι ibo) used as fut. of ὑπέρχομαι,
  • steal secretly upon one, steal a march on, c. acc., ἡ τυραννὶς ὡς λάθρᾳ γʼ ἐλάνθανʼ ὑπιοῦσά με Ar. V. 465 (lyr., s. v. l.); τοὺς βασιλέας ὑπῄει δέος Paus. 7.1.7; ὑπῄει ἐπῶν ἡμᾶς . . μνήμη Id. 10.4.2; also ὕπεισί με . . it occurs (or will occur) to me, Aristid. 1.448 J.: rarely c. dat., ὑπῄει μοι τὸ γιγνόμενον Plu. QConv. 2.652b.
      • 2 of persons, ὑ. τινά insinuate oneself into his favour, Id. Cic. 45, D.Chr. 4.10.
    • II fall back, retire, Hdt. 4.120.
    • III Medic., τὰ ὑπιόντα motions, Hp. Aff. 11: impers., ταύτῃ ὕπεισι the urine will pass that way, Ruf. Ren.Ves. 3.17.

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