Ὑποκαθέσθαι

to allow

Translated by Ioannis Doukas24 Apr 2008Vetting: high5 revisions

1 note · 20 words

[Meaning] to concede, to let. "[Philip] wishing to allow nothing alien and to leave nothing hostile in the kingdom [...]."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑποκαθέσθαι· συγχωρῆσαι, ἀφεῖναι. ὁ δὲ βουληθεὶς μηδὲν ἀλλότριον ὑποκαθέσθαι μηδὲ δυσμενὲς μηδὲν ἀπολείπειν τῇ βασιλείᾳ.

Betacode

*(upokaqe/sqai: sugxwrh=sai, a)fei=nai. o( de\ boulhqei\s mhde\n a)llo/trion u(pokaqe/sqai mhde\ dusmene\s mhde\n a)polei/pein th=| basilei/a|.

Notes (1)

The headword (aorist middle infinitive of u(pokaqi/hmi) is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
1Polybius 23.10.8 (web address 1). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

υ503ὙποθήσομαιI will demonstrate, I will instruct υ504Ὑποκαθέζεσθαιto sit in ambush υ505Ὑποκαθέσθαιto allow υ506Ὑποκαθεῖναι τὰς ὀφρῦςto lower the eyebrows υ507Ὑποκαθημένηςlying in, settling in

Revision history5 revisions · last 11 Dec 2022

11 Dec 2022expanded note, tweaked link — Catharine Roth
28 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
10 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
25 Apr 2008augmented notes; cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Apr 2008cosmetics, keywords, status — Catharine Roth
24 Apr 2008Translated — Ioannis Doukas