ὑπόβασις

ὑπόβᾰσις, εως, ἡ, (ὑποβαίνω)

• going down, retiring, of the Nile floods, Str. 17.1.4; καθʼ ὑπόβασιν downwards, in bandaging, Sor. Fasc. 58; καθʼ ὑπόβασιν τῆς τῶν πρωτείων τάξεως downwards through the series, Ptol. Tetr. 46; οὕτω καθʼ ὑπόβασιν μέχρις ἀπείρου and so on ad infinitum, S.E. M. 9.306, cf. P. 3.87; successive diminution, of the terms in a series, opp. προκοπή, Iamb. in Nic. p.19P.
• • • 2 in Neoplatonism, declension, descent from eternity to the world, etc. (v. ὑποβαίνω IV), Procl. in Prm. p.492 S., Inst. 21,97, al., in Ti. 2.206 D., al., Aristid.Quint. 3.10; ὑ. ἑβδοματική Dam. Pr. 205; ἡ κατʼ οὐσίαν αὐτῶν ὑπεροχή τε καὶ ὑ. Hierocl. in CA 1p.419M., cf. Simp. in Ph. 774.21.
    • 3 moral declension, Plot. 1.8.7; declension from perfect health, Aët. 4.1.
  • II stooping or crouching down, esp. of a horse that lowers itself to take up the rider, X. Eq. 1.14; cf. ὑποβιβάζω II.
  • III basement, pedestal, foot, Semus 15, Test.Epict. 8.23, IGRom. 4.685.16 (Sebaste), J. AJ 8.3.6.

ὑπόβασις, ἡ,
1) das Herabgehen od. Rückwärtsgehen, dah. der Rückschritt, die Abnahme, S.Emp. adv.phys. 1.306.
2) das Niederlassen auf das Knie, die gebückte Stellung, bes. des Pferdes, welches den Leib streckt, um den Reiter aufsitzen zu lassen, Xen. de re Eq. 1.14.
3) die Grundlage, das Fußgestell, die Basis, Sp.; – Hesych. erkl. auch ὁ ἐνδότατος χιτὼν ἢ περίζωμα.

ὑπόβασις ὑπόβᾰσις, εως, ὑποβαίνω

• a going down: a crouching down, esp. of a horse that lowers itself to take up the rider, Xen.