ὑπίσχομαι

ὑπίσχομαι, ion. u. poet. = ὑπισχνέομαι.

ὑπίσχομαι

[ὑπ-, ὑπο- 7 + ἴσχομαι, ἴσχω.]

2 sing. aor. ὑπέσχεο Il. 15.374: Od. 13.133.

3 sing. ὑπέσχετο Il. 2.112, Il. 9.19, 263, Il. 12.236, Il. 13.366, 376, Il. 19.141: Od. 4.6, Od. 11.291, Od. 24.335.

Subj. ὑπόσχωμαι Il. 22.114.

3 sing. ὑπόσχηται Il. 10.39.

3 pl. ὑπόσχωνται Il. 22.350.

Imp. ὑπόσχεο Il. 1.514.

Pple. ὑποσχόμενος Il. 10.303: Od. 15.195, 203.

Pl. ὑποσχόμενοι Il. 9.576, Il. 13.377.

Infin. ὑποσχέσθαι Il. 6.93, 115, 274. (Cf. ἔχω (IV) (4).)

• • 1

    To come under an undertaking, give a promise, promise: ὑπόσχεό μοι Il. 1.514. Cf. Il. 15.374: ὑπίσχεται ἀνδρὶ ἑκάστῳ (makes promises) Od. 2.91=Od. 13.380. Cf. Od. 13.133, Od. 15.195, 203.

    With fut. infin. of what one undertakes or promises to do: δυοκαίδεκα βοῦς ἱερευσέμεν Il. 6.93= 274. Cf. Il. 22.114: Od. 4.6, Od. 11.291.

    Of what one promises to grant or bring about: Ἴλιόν [μʼ] ἐκπέρσαντʼ ἀπονέεσθαι Il. 2.112, Il. 9.19. Cf. Od. 8.347.

  • 2

    To undertake to give, promise: ἑκατόμβας Il. 6.115. Cf. Il. 9.263, 576, Il. 13.376, Il. 19.141, Il. 22.350, Il. 23.195, 209: ὦνον ὑπισχόμεναι (tendering it, chaffering) Od. 15.463. Cf. Od. 24.335.

  • 3

    To promise to perform or bring about, undertake: τόδε ἔργον Il. 10.39, 303, βουλέων, ἅς τέ μοι ὑπέσχετο (i.e. promised to carry his will into effect) Il. 12.236, ἀπειλαί, ἃς ὑπίσχεο (undertook to make good) Il. 20.84. Cf. Il. 13.366, 377.

ὑπίσχομαι (ἔχω), ipf. ὑπίσχεο, aor. 2 ὑπέσχεο, -ετο, subj. ὑπόσχωμαι, imp. ὑπόσχεο, inf. -σχέσθαι, part. -σχόμενος: take upon oneself, undertake, promise, τινί τι, and w. inf., regularly the fut. (exc., pres. inf. explanatory of subst., Il. 10.40); also ‘betroth,’ ‘vow,’ Il. 13.376, Od. 4.6, Il. 6.93, Il. 23.209.