Ὑποσχέσθαι

to be held out, to hold out

Translated by Ioannis Doukas18 Oct 2008Vetting: high6 revisions

4 words

[Meaning] to stretch out.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑποσχέσθαι· ἐκτεῖναι.

Betacode

*(uposxe/sqai: e)ktei=nai.

Notes

Likewise in the Synagoge and Photius. The headword, presumably quoted from somewhere but too commonplace to track down, is aorist middle infinitive of the verb u(pe/xw (cf. upsilon 405, upsilon 599, etc.).

Linked from1 entry

υ599Ὑποσχεῖνto sustain[Meaning] to undertake, to be demanded, to suggest. "[...] to sustain an argument to the people in support of what has been done until then." And elsewhere: "[... him] sustaining the discussion of the office and…

Neighbouring entries

υ596Ὑποσυγχύτωςconfusedly υ597Ὑποσφρησάμενοςhaving got scent of υ598Ὑποσχέσθαιto be held out, to hold out υ599Ὑποσχεῖνto sustain υ600ὙπόσχωI would submit

Revision history6 revisions · last 19 Dec 2022

19 Dec 2022another cross-reference — Catharine Roth
19 Dec 2022tweaked cross-reference — Catharine Roth
3 Apr 2015coding — Catharine Roth
29 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
10 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
19 Oct 2008augmented note; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
18 Oct 2008Translated — Ioannis Doukas