εἰ γάρ κεν καὶ σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖο καὶ θαμὰ τοῦτ᾽ ἔρδοις, τάχα κεν μέγα καὶ τὸ γένοιτο → for if you add only a little to a little and do this often, soon that little will become great (Hesiod W&D, 361-362)
subs.
Assumption: P. ὑπόθεσις, ἡ, θέσις, ἡ. Assume (as hypothesis). v.: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν, ὑποτίθεσθαι. Be assumed as hypothesis: P. ὑπάρχειν, ὑποκεῖσθαι, V. ὑπεῖναι.
hypothesis hypothesis N F :: hypothesis