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ὑπονοστ-έω ,
A.go down, sink, Arist.Mete.367a24, Plu.Them.15; settle, of a stack of wood, Hdt.4.62; of the earth in an earthquake, Arist.Mete.365b12; of a river, “. ἀνδρὶ ὡς ἐς μέσον μηρόνHdt.1.191, cf. Th.3.89, Plu.2.366e; of humours, “εἰς τὸ βάθοςGal.6.254.
2. settle, turn into a thing, “εἰς χλευασμὸν καὶ γέλωταPlu.2.811e: metaph., sink, decline,ἐκ τοῦ φοβεροῦ . πρὸς τὸ εὐκαταφρόνητονLongin.3.1; “πρὸς τὸ μὴ ὄνDam.Pr.440; of the aged, decline in years, Poll.2.21.
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    • Herodotus, Histories, 1.191
    • Herodotus, Histories, 4.62
    • Thucydides, Histories, 3.89
    • Plutarch, Themistocles, 15
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