ὑποκάθ-ημαι, Ion.
ὑποκαθ-κάτημαι, prop.pf.ofὑποκαθέζομαι,
A. to be seated down ina place,station oneselfthere, ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ πόλι
Hdt. 7.27
.
2. sit below, τινι
Philostr. VA 3.16 ;to be placed under, ὄμμα ὑ. τῇ ὀφρύϊib. 8 .
II. lie in ambush,
Str. 15.1.42 : metaph., Philostr. VA 7.14 ;ὑποκαθήμενον ὁρᾶνto have aninsidiouslook, Id. Im. 2.18 ; but alsoἡ -καθημένη ἀοριστίαthefundamentalindeterminacy, Carneisc. Herc. 1027.14 .
2. c. acc. pers.,lie in wait for,
τὸν βάρβαρον
Hdt. 8.40
, cf. Philostr. VS 2.2 , Her. 2.11 : metaph., φθόνος ὑ. τινά
Id. VS 2.26.3
: abs.,lurk,