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ὑποσπάω

ὑποσπάω, to draw away from under

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ὑποσπάσας aorist active participle masculine nominative singular, aorist active participle masculine vocative singular of ὑποσπάω

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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 to draw oneʼs skirts from under one, of a horseman after mounting:—Pass., to be withdrawn, Arist.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.

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