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Gloss ὑπᾰκού-ω , fut. -ακούσομαι LXX Ge. 41.40 (v. sub fin.); later -ακούσω Mim.Oxy. 413.222 : hearken, give ear, θεοὶ δ' ὑπὸ πάντες ἄκουον Il. 8.4 ; ὁ δ' ἄρ' ἐμμαπέως ὑπάκουσε Od. 14.485 , cf. h.Ven. 180 :
ὑπᾰκού-ω,fut.
A.
-ακούσομαι
LXX Ge. 41.40
(v. sub fin.); later -ακούσω
Mim.Oxy. 413.222
:
I. hearken, give ear,
θεοὶ δ' ὑπὸ πάντες ἄκουον
Il. 8.4
; ὁ δ' ἄρ' ἐμμαπέως ὑπάκουσε
Od. 14.485
, cf. h.Ven. 180 : c. gen., ὄττις . . πλάσιον ἆδυ φωνείσας ὐπακούει
Sapph. 2.4
; ὑμῶν
Ar. V. 318
Close Browse lexicon entries 2. answer(by voice or act) when called,ἢ ἐξελθέμεναι
, cf. 10.83 , E. Alc. 400 (lyr.), Ar. V. 273 (lyr.), Theoc. 13.59 : in Prose, ὁ κῆρυξ ἐκήρυττε τίς τὴν ἱκετηρίαν καταθείη, καὶ οὐδεὶς ὑπήκουεν
, cf. Nu. 360 (anap.), X. Ages. 3.4 , Aeschin. 1.49 , D. 19.266 .
b. in a dialogue,answerwhen questioned,σοι
Pl. Sph. 217d ; τοῖς λόγοις
3. listen to, heed, regard,c. gen. rei, Id. Tht. 162d , X. Cyr. 8.1.20 ; ὑ. νόμων
;ὑ. διαίτῃ submitto a regimen, Id. R. 459c ; λόγῳ
;ὑ. τῷ ξυμφόρῳ τινός complywith his interest, Th. 5.98 ;δείπνῳ ὑ. accept an invitationto dinner, Ath. 6.247d : abs.,give way, submit, comply,
Hdt. 3.148 , 4.119 , Pl. Prt. 325a , PCair.Zen. 367.15
(iii B.C.): with a neut. Pron.,μάλα γε τοῦτο ὑπήκουσενin this matter heobeyed,
X. Cyr. 2.2.3 ; οὐδὲν τούτων ὑπήκουον
, cf. 139 , 140 , etc.;ὑ. τινός τιorτινί τι, obeyoneina thing, ib. 26 , Pl. Lg. 774b .
1. of porters,answera knock at the door, ὑ. τινί
: abs., Id. Phd. 59e , Act.Ap. 12.13 ; <παρὰ> τὴν θύραν
, 28.3 ;ὁ ὑπακούσαςthe porter, X. Smp. 1.11 , cf. D. 47.35 .
2. of a judge,listento a complainant,τινι
X. Cyr. 8.1.18 ; also of the parties in legal proceedings,appear before the court,
Is. 4.28 , D. 19.257 , 290 ; ὑ. εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον
(ii A.D.), Sammelb. 7369.10
3. of dependants, subjects, etc.,obey, submit to,
b. Astrol.,to aspect from South to North,of the southernmost of two zodiacal signs equidistant from an equinoctial point, opp.προστάσσειν,
Ptol. Tetr. 35 ; = ἀκούω v, Paul.Al. E. 2 .
4. answer one's expectations, succeed,
; τῆς μεταλλείας ἀσθενῶς ὑπακουούσης
5. ὑ. αὐγαῖς ἁλίου to be subjectto the sun's rays, Pi. O. 3.24 ; ταῖς ὥραις
;τοῦ ψύχουςib. 5.4.2 ;ὑπακούουσι τῶν τῆς ἀρχῆς παθημάτων οἱ κατὰ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς μύες feel the effects of. . , Gal. 18(2).68 .
6. of ailments,yield, give wayto a remedy,τινι
Hp. Epid. 3.8 , Gal. 6.354 : abs., Hp. Prorrh. 2.39 , Sor. 1.122 , Gal. 6.439 : metaph., τὸ μυθῶδες ὑ. λόγῳ
; τοῖς ἰσχυρῶς φερομένοις ὑ. ὁ ἀήρ
;πληγαῖς ὑ.,of metal, Plu. 2.802b ; ὑποχόνδριον ὑπακοῦον yielding to pressure,
; μὴ εὐθέως ὑπακούοντος εἰς ἐξολκὴν τοῦ ἐμβρύου
7. concede a point in dispute,
8. correspond, πᾶσα παραγωγὴ ἐπιρρηματικὴ . . μιᾷ ὑπακούει πτώσει κατὰ τὴν διάλυσινevery adverbial derivativecorrespondsto a case, e.g.οἴκοθιtoἐν οἴκῳ,
A.D. Adv. 206.21 ;conformto a theory, Id. Synt. 236.14 .
III. κοινὸν ὑ. understand underthe termκοινόν. . , Pl. Phlb. 31c , cf. Plu. 2.23c :— Pass. ,κοινῶς ὑ. to be understoodin a general sense, Phld. Po. 5.35 .
2. in Gramm.,understanda word omitted, A.D. Synt. 22.21 ( Pass. ):τὸ -όμενονwhat onehas in mind,thesubject,
3. understand,c. acc. etinf., Phld. Mus. p.72 K., Po. 5.9 .
IV. fut. ὑπακούσεταιin Th. 6.69 , if correct, must be Pass. , if theirservice shall belighter; but Sch. givesὑπακούσονται,whenceξυγκαταστρεψάμενοι(for -οις) is conjectured.
References LXX Ge. 41.40 Mim.Oxy. 413.222 Il. 8.4 Od. 14.485 h.Ven. 180 Sapph. 2.4 Ar. V. 318 Aeschin. 3.56 Od. 4.283 10.83 E. Alc. 400 Ar. V. 273 Theoc. 13.59 And. 1.112 Ar. Lys. 878 Nu. 360 X. Ages. 3.4 Aeschin. 1.49 D. 19.266 Pl. Sph. 217d Id. Lg. 898c Id. Tht. 162d X. Cyr. 8.1.20 Pl. Lg. 708d Id. R. 459c Arist. Pol. 1333a18 Th. 5.98 Ath. 6.247d Hdt. 3.148 4.119 Pl. Prt. 325a PCair.Zen. 367.15 X. Cyr. 2.2.3 Th. 1.29 139 140 26 Pl. Lg. 774b Id. Cri. 43a Id. Phd. 59e Act.Ap. 12.13 Thphr. Char. 4.9 28.3 X. Smp. 1.11 D. 47.35 X. Cyr. 8.1.18 Is. 4.28 D. 19.257 290 Hyp. Eux. 2 PSI 10.1100.10 Sammelb. 7369.10 Hdt. 3.101 Th. 4.56 6.82 Id. 2.61 Ptol. Tetr. 35 Paul.Al. E. 2 Luc. Icar. 10 Str. 9.1.23 Pi. O. 3.24 Thphr. CP 1.15.1 5.4.2 Gal. 18(2).68 Hp. Epid. 3.8 Gal. 6.354 Hp. Prorrh. 2.39 Sor. 1.122 Gal. 6.439 Plu. Thes. 1 Archyt. 1 Plu. 2.802b Hp. Epid. 4.45 Sor. 2.62 86 Arist. Top. 161b15 A.D. Adv. 206.21 Id. Synt. 236.14 Pl. Phlb. 31c Plu. 2.23c Phld. Po. 5.35 A.D. Synt. 22.21 Id. Pron. 68.15 Phld. Mus. p.72 Po. 5.9 Th. 6.69 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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