ὑπ-όμνῡμι,
A. interpose by oath,
φῂς ὑπομνύς
S. Fr. 339
codd. (ἐπομνύςPearson).
II.
Med. , in Att. law,make oath(for oneself or another) that something serious prevents a person's appearing in court at the due time, and soapply for a postponement of the trial,
D. 47.39 , etc.; ὑ. τινὰ δημοσίᾳ ἀπεῖναι στρατευόμενον
Id. 48.25
;τὸν Δημοσθένην τις ὑπωμόσατο ὡς νοσοῦντα applied for an extension of the termfor Demosthenes on the plea of sickness, Id. 58.43 : hence, comically, ὑπώμνυτο ὁ μὲν οἶνος ὄξος αὑτὸν εἶναι γνήσιον, τὸ δ' ὄξος οἶνον αὑτὸ μᾶλλον θατέρου
Eub. 65
:— Pass. ,ὑπομοθέντος τούτουthisaffidavit being put in by way of excuse,
D. 48.25 ; ὑπομοθείσης ταύτης τῆς γραφῆς
Hyp. Fr. 202