A.reception, “χῶραι εἰς ὑποδοχὴν ἕτοιμοι τοῖς . . περιττώμασι” Gal.6.173, cf. Sor.1.84; “χρῶνται [τοῖς ὕδνοις] πρὸς ὑποδοχὴν ἀρτυμάτων” Gal.6.655; “βόθρος εἰς ὑ. ῥίψεως πεποιημένος” Poll.9.103; τὴν δοθεῖσαν ὑπόθεσιν εὐφυᾶ πρὸς ὑ. γυμναστικῆς a subject fit for reception of gymnastic training, Luc. Hist.Conscr.35.
2. entertainment, hospitality, Ar.Pax530 (v. VI infr.), Pl.Lg.919a (pl.); “κτήνεα σιτεύεσκον . . ἐσὑποδοχὰς τοῦ στρατοῦ” Hdt.7.119; “ἐσδέξομαι . . ὑποδοχαῖς δόμων” E.IA1229; “ὑποδοχὰς ποιεῖσθαι” Ath.5.210e; “τὰν ὑποδοχὰν ἐποήσαντο τῶν δαμοτᾶν” SIG1107.12 (Cos, iii/ii B. C.); also ἐς ὑποδοχὴν τοῦ στρατεύματος ἐτάσσοντο for the reception of the army (in hostile sense), Th.7.74.
4. means for entertaining, Plu.Alc.12; “ὑποδοχὰς τὰς ἐπιβαλλούσας” Teles p.40 H.; so perh. in IG42(1).92.6 (Epid., iii/iv A. D.).
II. acceptance, support, εἰς ὑποδοχὴν ἅπαντα λέγειν καὶ πράττειν τινί by way of playing up to, supporting, or seconding him, Aeschin.3.62, cf. Plb.31.25.10.
III. an admission, D.7.13.
b. expectation, Id.Ep.3.34.
IV. resort, quarter, for troops, Pl.Lg.848e; for ships, X.Vect.3.1.
2. receptacle, reservoir, Arist.Pol.1330b6, Mete.349b7; “ἡ τῆς μισγαγκείας ὑ.” Pl.Phlb. 62d; of the vessels of the body, “ὁ μαστὸς ὑ. . . ἐστι γάλακτος” Arist. PA692a12; of the stomach, ὑ. τροφῆς ib.682a17; of the womb, Id.GA722b14, etc.
3. metaph., “πάσης γενέσεως ὑ.” Pl.Ti.49a, cf. 51a; “ἀρθρῖτις καὶ ποδάγρα πολλῶν ἄλλων κακῶν ὑποδοχαί εἰσιν” substitutes, diversions, Ruf. ap. Orib.45.30.62.
V. stewardship, office of the “ὑποδέκτης, ἀννωνῶν” PSI1.44.1 (v A. D.); λόγος ὑποδοχῆς (including ἀνάλωμα) ib.8.959.1 (iv A. D.); τὴν ὑ. πᾶσαν τοῦ μακαρίου Ἰούστου αὐτὸς ὑπόδεξε (leg. -ξαι) POxy.1838 (vi A. D.), cf. PLond.5.1667.3 (vi A. D.), PFlor.290.3 (vi A. D.), etc.