; of a quadruped,ὀρθοῦ ἑστεῶτος . . καὶ ὑπτίουstanding upright andlying on its back,
Hdt. 2.38 , cf. AP 5.202 ( Asclep. ).
II. ὕ. μέρη,in animals,the under parts,i.e.the belly,opp.τὰ πρανῆ(the upper parts, the back), Arist. PA 658a16 , al., cf. πρανής
11
: hence Thphr. HP 1.10.2 , 3.14.2 usesὕπτιοςof thesmootherupper surface of leaves, opp.πρανήςof the rougher and under:γαστὴρ ὑ.the bellyuppermost,
E. Cyc. 326 ; of the hand,ἐκτείνειν τὴν χεῖρ' ὑ.to hold out the handwith the under side uppermost,to hold outthe hollow ofthe hand, so as to receive something, Ar. Ec. 782 ; τὴν χεῖρα νῦν μὲν ὑ., νῦν δὲ πρηνῆ προτείνας
Plu. Tim. 11
; τῆς χειρὸς ὑ. τὸ μέσον
Id. Crass. 18
; ὑ. ταῖς χερσὶν ὑποδέχεσθαί τι
Philostr. Im. 1.6
; ἐδέξαντο ὑπτίαις χερσὶ τὸν τῶν πολεμίων στρατόν
Procop. Goth. 3.16.19
; οὐλὴ καρπῷ δεξιῷ ὑπτίῳ
PLond. 2.259.81
(i A. D.); alsoὑ. τὰς χεῖρας ἀνατείνεινlift theupturnedhands in prayers, Plu. Comp.Phil.Flam. 2 , cf. Philostr. Im. 2.1 ; ταῖς χερσὶν ὑπτίαις διαλέγεσθαι
D.Chr. 33.52
;ἐξ ὑπτίας νεῖνswim or floaton one's back,
Ar. Fr. 665 , Pl. R. 529c .
III. generally, of anythingturned downside up, πάλος ἐξ ὑπτίου 'πήδησεν . . κράνουςfrom theupturnedhelmet,with the hollow uppermost,
A. Th. 459 (cf. Il. 7.176 );παράθες νυν ὑ. αὐτὴν ἐμοί(sc.τὴν ἀσπίδα) Ar. Ach. 583 , cf. Lys. 185 , Th. 7.82 ;ἁψῖδος ἥμισυ ὕπτιονa half-wheelwith the concave side uppermost,
Hdt. 4.72 ; butκύλιξ ὑ.a cupwith the bottom uppermost,
Ar. Lys. 195 ;ὑπτίοις σέλμασιν ναυτίλλεταιhe sails with the benchesupside down,i.e. suffers shipwreck, S. Ant. 716 ; κεῖσθαι ὥσπερ γάμμα ὕ.
X. Oec. 19.9
; σχαλίδες
Id. Cyn. 6.7
;περιφέρεια κοίλη καὶ ὑ.,opp.πρηνὴς καὶ κυρτή,
Arist. Mete. 350a11 .
2. ἐξ ὑπτίας ἀνάπαλιν διανεῖν τὸν λόγον tracethe argumentbackwardsfrom the conclusion, Pl. Phdr. 264a , cf. Herm. in Phdr. p.187A. ;ἐξ ὑπτίας backwards, in reverse order,
