ὑπεύθῡνος, ον,
liable to give account for one's administration of an office, responsible, ὑ. ἀρχή, opposed to μουναρχίη, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.80; τραχὺς μόναρχος, οὐδ᾽ ὑ. κρατεῖ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 326, compare “Ch.” 715; οὐχ ὑπεύθυνος πόλει [prev. author] “Pers.” 213 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. τὴν παραίνεσιν ἔχοντας πρὸς ἀνεύθυνον τὴν ὑμετέραν ἀκρόασιν we who advise are responsible, while you who hear are irresponsible, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.43 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ὑ., at Athens, magistrates who, on quitting office, had to give an account of their administration to examiners (εὔθυνοι) and (if they had handled public funds) to auditors (λογισταί), [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 259, “V.” 102, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 6.43, etc.; ὁπόσοι ἄρχοντες ἐν μιᾷ πόλει γεγένηνται, ὑ. εἰσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 4.30 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄνδρες λογισταὶ τῶν ὑ. χορῶν, addressed to the spectators, who were 'auditors' and judges of the performance, [[ 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 223. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 with genitive, under liability for, answerable for, ὑ. ἑτέρας ἀρχῆς Jusj. cited in [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.150; προκλήσεως [prev. author] 45.43 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; of slaves, σῶμα ὑ. ἀδικημάτων their body is liable for their misdeeds, i.e. they must pay for them with their body, [[ [prev. author] 22.55 ] Refs]; τῆς ἀγνοίας ὑ. held responsible for it, [[ [prev. author] 18.196; τῆς φωνῆς 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Salt.” 27. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3 with dative, ὑ. κινδύνῳ, ὑ. τιμωρίᾳ, [[ 4th c.BC: Lycurgus Orator 129, 148, compare “BCH” 17.242 (from Phrygia)] Refs 4th c.BC+]: with dative person, responsible to another, dependent on him, ὑ. ὢν οὐδενί [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.235 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; διδόναι ἑαυτὸν ὑ. τῇ τύχῃ, etc., [[[prev. work]189,compare 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.170; τῇ γνώμῃ τῶν πολλῶν 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ind.Sto.” 21. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]