subservient
From LSJ
οὕτως ἐξ ἐχθρῶν αὐτοκτόνα πέμπετο δῶρα, ἐν χάριτος προφάσει μοῖραν ἔχοντα μόρου → thus mutual gifts that bring death were bestowed by enemies, gifts that brought the lot of death in the name of a favor
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
subordinate, subject: P. and V. ὑπήκοος, ὑποχείριος.
ever subservient to the powers that be: V. ὑπὸ τοῖς δυναμένοισιν ὢν ἀεί (Euripides, Orestes 889).
slavish: P. and V. δοῦλος (Plato but rare P.); see slavish.
secondary: P. and V. πάρεργος, V. δεύτερος; see secondary.
conducive to: P. ὑπουργός (dat.) (Xen.).
