ὑποσπάω

ὑποσπάω,

• draw away from under, στρώματα D. 24.197; τὰ σκολύθριά τινων ὑ. Pl. Euthd. 278b; τὸν κίονα Arist. Ph. 255b25; ὑ. τινὰ ἐκ τῶν ποδῶν, i. e. trip him up, Luc. Asin. 44, cf. Plu. Vit.pud. 2.535f.
• • • 2 draw off, τὴν ὑποστάθμην Protagorid. 4; τὸ πῦρ Dsc. 1.30; ὑ. τῆς ποσότητος τοῦ γάλακτος reduce the babyʼs ration of milk, Sor. 1.116.
  • II metaph., withdraw secretly, filch away, ποίμνης νεογνὸν θρέμμʼ ὑποσπάσας E. El. 495; ὑπέσπασεν φυγῇ πόδα withdrew his foot secretly, stole away, Id. Ba. 436:—Med. ὑποσπάσασθαι in X. Eq. 7.8 is (prob.) to draw oneʼs skirts from under one, of a horseman after mounting:—Pass., to be withdrawn, Arist. Somn.Vig. 457b24.
  • • 2 εἰπεῖν ὑ. refuse to say, Phld. Lib. p.23 O.

ὑποσπάω, (σπάω), darunter od. unten wegziehen ; οὐδʼ ὑπέσπασε φυγῇ πόδα Eur. Bacch. 436 ; ὥσπερ οἱ τὰ σκολύθρια τῶν μελλόντων καθιζήσεσθαι ὑποσπῶντες χαίρουσι Plat. Euthyd. 278c ; στρώματα Dem. 24.197.
Med. unter sich wegziehen, ὑποσπάσασθαι τὸν ἵππον, das Pferd durch einen leichten Zug des Zügels antreiben, Xen. Eq. 7.8.

ὑποσπάω fut. άσω

• • • 1to draw away from under, Plat., Dem.
    • 2to withdraw secretly, ὑπέσπασε φυγῇ πόδα withdrew his foot secretly, stole away, Eur.