ὑποκαταβαίνω
From LSJ
εἰ ἀποκρυπτόντων τῶν Μήδων τὸν ἥλιον ὑπὸ σκιῇ ἔσοιτο πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἡ μάχη καὶ οὐκ ἐν ἡλίῳ → if the Medes hid the sun, the battle would be to them in the shade and not in the sun
English (LSJ)
A descend by degrees, Hdt.2.15, Hp.Prog.11, Th.7.60, Clearch. ap. J.Ap.1.22, Gal.18(2).145; come down, X.An.7.4.11, D.C.40.26. 2 go back gradually, i. e. relax severity of régime, Hp.Aph.1.7. 3 settle down, Arist.Pr.938b31, Alex.Aphr.Pr.2.20. 4 ὑποκαταβάς, lower down in the text, Eust.1351.43, al.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1219] (s. βαίνω), allmälig herabgehen, herabsteigen; Her. 2, 15; Thuc. 7, 60; Xen. An. 7, 7,11; Sp., wie Luc. Cont. 6.
