ὑπολαμβάνω

English (LSJ)

also ὑπολάζυμαι (q. v.), late Dor. 3pl. fut.

   A -λαμψοῦνται Anon.Oxy.410.99:—take up by getting under, as the dolphin did Arion, Hdt.1.24, Pl.R.453d; τοὺς νεοττοὺς ὑ. ἡ φήνη Arist.HA619b34; τὸ κῦμα ὑ. τινά Clearch.73; νεφέλη ὑ. τινά Act.Ap.1.9.    b bear up, support, Hdt.4.72; ὑ. τοὺς ἐνδεεῖς Str.14.2.5, cf. D.S.19.67; ὑπέλαβές με πέμψας μοι τὰ κριθάρια BGU48.3 (ii/iii A. D.).    2 take up, seize or come suddenly upon, ὑπὸ τρόμος ἔλλαβε γυῖα Il.3.34, Od.18.88; of a storm of wind, Hdt.4.179; of a fit of madness, Id.6.75; of a pestilence, ib.27; of a river taking up earth thrown into it, Id.2.150; of winds taking up water, ib.25; of soldiers marching, δυσχωρία ὑπελάμβανεν αὐτούς, i. e. they came suddenly into difficult ground, X.HG3.5.20: abs., ὑπολαβὼν πυρετός Hp.Epid.5.20; of events, follow next, come next, ὑπέλαβε ναυμαχίη καρτερή Hdt.8.12, cf. 6.27.    3 in discourse, take up what is said, interpret or understand it in a certain way, ταύτῃ ὑπολαμβάνεις ᾗ ἃν κακουργήσαις μάλιστα τὸν λόγον Pl.R.338d; ὃν μὴ σὺ φράζεις, πῶς ὑπολάβοιμ' ἂν λόγον; E. IA523, cf. Pl.Euthd.295c; ὑ. τι εἴς τινα understand it of, i. e. apply it to, him, Aeschin.1.157; ὥσπερ ὁ ἀκούων ὑ. Arist.Rh.1412a30; rejoin, retort, Pl.Lg.875d, D.22.10, etc.; πρός τι Th.5.85; τιπρός τινας D.20.146, cf. 23.93; ὑ. τινὶ ὅτι . . Pl.R.598d; ὑ. ὡς . . X.Ath.3.12, etc.: c. acc. et inf., reply that... Th.5.49; ὑπολαμβάνεῖν χρὴ εἰ . . retort by asking whether... Lys.13.82: abs., in dialogue, ἔφη ὑπολαβών, ὑ. ἔφη, ὑ. εἶπεν, he said in answer, Pl.R.331d, Hdt.101, Th.3.113, etc.    b take up, interrupt, μεταξὺ ὑ. X.An.3.1.26; ἔτι λέγοντος αὐτοῦ ὑ. Id.Cyr.5.5.35.    4 take up the conqueror, fight with him, Th.8.105.    5 take up a charge, Id.6.28; ὑ. τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν τινός take up and turn it to their own use, Luc.Cal.17.    II = ὑποδέχομαι, receive and protect, ὁ Κῦρος ὑπολαβὼν τοὺς φεύγοντας (the exiles) X.An.1.1.7; admit a visitor, Pl.Smp.212d; of a doctor, take in hand, treat a patient, Hp. Morb.1.15 (Pass.).    2 accept or entertain a proposal, Hdt.1.212, 3.146; δυσχερῶς ὑ. D.57.35; μηδεὶς ὑπολάβῃ δυσκόλως ἐὰν . . take it amiss, ib.59.    III take up a notion, assume, suppose, freq. of an ill-grounded opinion, ὑ. θεῖον εἶναι τὸ ἐπαγγελλόμενον Hdt.2.55; οὐκ ἂν ὑπέλαβον τοῦτον ἀντειπεῖν Antipho 3.3.2, cf. Pl.Phd.86b, Prt.343d; ἐὰν ὑπολάβῃ . . Ἀθήνῃσιν εἶναι, ὢν ἐν Λιβύῃ Arist.Metaph.1010b10: an Adv. is freq. added to give the word a good sense, ὀρθῶς ὑ. Pl.Grg. 458e, Arist.EN1145b21, καλῶς Id.Rh.1404a1, etc.; βέλτιον ὑπελάβομεν εἶναι πάλιν γράψαι PCair.Zen.36.15 (iii B. C.): with εἶναι omitted, assume or understand a thing to be so and so, τὰ φύματα τεχνικώτατον ὑπειληφέναι (sc. εἶναι) δεῖ δύνασθαι διαλύειν Hp.Medic. 10; τὸ χαλεπὸν κακὸν (sc. εἶναι) ὑ. Pl.Prt.341b; ὑ. τὸν Ἔρωτα ἕν τι τῶν ὄντων Id.Phdr.263d; ὑ. τι ὡς ὂν . . Id.Prm.134c; τὸν αἰθέρα τῇδέ πῃ ὑ. conceive of the word αἰθήρ somewhat in this way, Id.Cra. 410b; οὕτως ὑ. περί τινος Isoc.3.26, cf. D.18.269: simply c. acc., καίπερ ὑπειληφὼς ταῦτα though I assume this to be so, Id.19.3, cf. Arist.Metaph.1005b26; τίς σε ἀναγκάσαι δύναται ὑπολαβεῖν τι ὧν οὐ θέλεις; Arr.Epict.2.6.21; ὃ βούλει, ὑπολάμβανε ib.1.10.4; ὑ. πλῆθος ὡρισμένον Arist.Metaph.1073b13; ὑ. ὅτι . . Id.Pol.1301a25:—Pass., τοιοῦτος ὑπολαμβάνομαι Isoc.12.5, cf. Arist.Rh.1366a26; ὑ. μειζόνως ἢ κατὰ τὴν ἀξίαν Isoc.11.24, cf. D.23.6; ἡ ὑπειλημμένη ἀρετή Id.14.1; ὅπως ποθ' ὑπείλημμαι περὶ τούτων ἀρκεῖ μοι I am content with whatever opinion of me has been formed in these matters, Id.18.269: c. inf., τῇ φιλανθρωπίᾳ ἢν ἔχειν ὑπείληψαι παρὰ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις Isoc. Ep.4.9, cf. Arist.Rh.1383b8; ὑπολαμβάνεται δεδωκέναι is understood to have granted, Id.SE178a20: τὸ ὑποληφθὲν πᾶν, = πᾶσα ὑπόληψις (11), Men.249.7.    2 suspect, disbelieve, X.Ages.5.6, unless ὅ τι ὑπολαμβάνουσί τινες ταῦτα οὐκ ἀγνοῶ means 'I know how some people regard it'.    IV draw away, seduce, ὑ. μισθῷ μείζονι τοὺς ναυβάτας Th.1.121, cf. 143; Κέρκυραν ib.68.    2 take away, remove, seize, τοῖς ἐπικούροις φράσας τὰ ὅπλα ὑπολαβεῖν ordering his bodyguard to remove the arms (of the citizens), Id.6.58.    3 receive, ἀποτίσει . . ὃ ὑπείληφεν . . ἀργυρικὸν κεφάλαιον Mitteis Chr.220.21 (i A. D.), cf. BGU709.19 (ii A. D.).    V ὑ. ἵππον, as a term of horsemanship, hold up the horse, check him in his course, X.Eq.7.15,9.5.