ὑπτι-άζω, (ὕπτιος)
A. lay oneself back, fall back,
Hdn. 1.4.7 , Procop. Goth. 4.31 , Eust. 249.5 ;ὑπτιάζων βόλοςanunluckycast, opp.πρανής,
Poll. 7.204 .
II. metaph., of haughty persons,carry oneself with languid arrogance,
Aeschin. 1.132 .
2. to be supine, careless,ornegligent,
Hdn. 2.12.2 , etc.; πρὸς τὴν ἐπιμέλειαν
Id. 2.8.9
; of literary style,ὑπτιάζων λόγος languidstyle, τὸν ὑ. λόγον ὀρθοῖ καὶ γοργὸν ποιεῖ
Hermog. Id. 2.1
.
B. trans.,bend back, ὑ. τὰς χεῖρας(cf. ὕπτιος
11
) LXX Jb. 11.13 :— Pass. ,κάρα γὰρ ὑπτιάζεταιhis headlies supine,