ὑποκαθίζω
From LSJ
ἄλλαι μὲν βουλαὶ ἀνθρώπων, ἄλλα δὲ Θεὸς κελεύει → man proposes, God disposes | men's wishes are different from what God orders | man's will is often different than God's decisions
English (LSJ)
A place in ambush, λόχον ἐν ὕλαις Id.9.56:—Med., lie in ambush, ὑ. ὑπὸ τῷ τείχει X.HG7.2.5. II intr. in Act., lie in ambush, Plb.12.4.14, etc. 2 sink down, form a sediment, Gal.13.285, Placit.1.4.2. 3 sit down under, ὡς . . ἐκ τῆς σκιᾶς (sc. τῆς σμίλακος) τοὺς ὑποκαθίσαντας . . βλάπτεσθαι Dsc.4.79.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1219] (s. ἵζω), darunter od. heimlich niedersetzen, in Hinterhalt legen, D. Hal. 9, 56; u. med. im Hinterhalt liegen, ὑπεκαθίζοντο ὑπὸ τῷ τείχει Xen. Hell. 7, 2,5. So auch im act., κλέπτης ὑποκαθίσας Pol. 12, 4,14.
