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|Definition=Ion. [[ὑπάπτω]],<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[set on fire from underneath]], ὑπῆψαν τὴν ἀκρόπολιν [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]1.176; ὑφῆψε δῶμ' ἀνηφαίστῳ πυρί [[Euripides|E.]], ''[[Orestes|Or.]]''621, cf. 1618; ὑ. πυράν Th.2.52:—Pass., πόλις ὑφάπτεται πυρί E.''Tr.''1274; [[ἃς]] (''[[sc.]]'' [[ἁμάξας]]) ἔδει ἐν καιρῷ ὑφαφθῆναι Aen.Tact.28.7; [[εὕρωμεν]] (i.e. -ομεν) τὰς θύρας.. ὑφημένας φωτί ''BGU''1201.10 (i A. D.).<br><span class="bld">2</span> metaph., [[inflame unperceived]], τοὺς θεωμένους [[Xenophon|X.]]''[[Cyropaedia|Cyr.]]''5.1.16.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[light underneath]], [[πῦρ]], [[φλόγα]], Luc.''Phal.''1.12, Aristaenet.2.4; <b class="b3">ὁ νικέων ὑφαπτέτω τὰ ἱερά</b> the winner (in the race) [[shall light]] the sacred lamps, ''SIG''71.16 (Delph., ii B. C.): abs., [[light a fire under]] or in a place, Ar.''Th.''730.<br><span class="bld">B</span> Med., [[tie]] or [[bind under]], <b class="b3">ὑπὸ δειρὴν ἁψαμένη</b> [[tying a rope round]] her neck, hanging herself, Alex.Aet.3.33.