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ὑποχέω

ὑποχέω, to pour out, spread under

ὑποχέω, aor. ὑπέχεα, Ep. ὑπέχευα—the only form of the word used by Hom.:—
  • pour into a cup placed under, pour out, Χίου (οὐχὶ Ath.cod. A) δύο κυάθους, ἀνεβόησέν τις, ὑπόχει (ὑποχεῖς Cobet) Sophil. 4.3, cf. Men. 8:—Med., ὑποχέασθαι πλείονας have more cups poured out, Diph. 5; ὑ.τρίτην ὕδατος μοῖραν Hp. Nat.Mul. 15: metaph., οἷον βαφὴν (βαφῇ or -ῆ codd.) τῇ ῥητορικῇ τὴν φυσιολογίαν ὑποχεόμενος Plu. Per. 8.
      • 2 in Hom. only of dry things, strew or spread under, βοείας, ῥῶπας, Il. 11.843, Od. 14.49, cf. 16.47:—Pass., φύλλα ὑποκεχυμένα ὑπὸ τοῖσι ποσί the leaves fallen and scattered under the feet, Hdt. 7.218.
      • 3 metaph., τῷ μὲν ἀπιστίη ὑπεκέχυτο he was secretly full of unbelief, steeped in it, Id. 2.152, cf. 3.66.
    • II Med., pour back oneʼs own into, πάλιν δʼ ὑπεχεύατο παῖδας σπλάγχνοις Opp. H. 1.740.
    • III Pass., to be spread beneath, as the air beneath the ether, Arist. Mu. 392b6.
      • 2 to be suffused, suffer from cataract (cf. ὑπόχυσις), of persons, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.52; τὰ τῶν ὑποχεομένων συμπτώματα Gal. 6.425; ὑποχυθέντες τὰς ὄψεις Ph. 2.50; τοὺς ὑποκεχυμένους καὶ ἀμβλυωποῦντας Dsc. 2.164, cf. POxy. 39.9 (i A. D.); ἀρχόμενοι ὑποχεῖσθαι Dsc. 2.151, cf. Cass. Pr. 19: metaph. of the mind, ὑποκεχύσθαι πολλὴν ἀχλύν Max.Tyr. 16.3.

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