posit
From LSJ
πολλὰ γάρ σε θεσπἰζονθ' ὁρῶ κοὐ ψευδόφημα (Sophocles' Oedipus Coloneus 1516f.) → For I see in you much prophecy, and nothing false
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
assume as a basis: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν, ὑποτίθεσθαι, τιθέναι, (or mid.).