A.draw in, contract, ὑπέστειλ᾽ ἱστίον made him furl his sail, Pi.I.2.40, cf. Arist.Mech.851b10 (Med.); ὑ. τὴν οὐράν tuck down the tail, of dogs, Ammon.Diff.p.27 V.; τοῖς δακτύλοις ὑπεσταλμένοις with closed fingers, Aristaenet.1.10; “γαστὴρ ὑπεσταλμένη” Philostr. Gym.34.
2. reduce, in Pass., to be reduced, ὑποστέλλεται τὸ πλῆθος (sc. τῆς καθάρσεως) Sor.1.22; to be limited, “τῷ λεχθέντι ἀριθμῷ” Ph.1.29.
3. draw back for shelter, “ὑπὸ βουνόν τινα τοὺς ἱππεῖς” Plb.11.21.2, cf. Plu.Crass.23,26; ὑ. ἑαυτόν shelter oneself behind, τινι or ὑπό τι, Id.Arat.47, Plb.7.17.1; with ἑαυτόν omitted, Id.6.40.14, etc.: metaph., “ἑαυτόν” Ep.Gal.2.12, cf. Hld.7.26.
4. intr., to be reduced in size, Callix.1; to be subordinate, “οὐδενὶ ἑτέρῳ” S.E.M.8.32, cf. Ph.2.335,357.
5. draw back, φασὶ τοὺς θορυβώδεις καὶ προυνίκους ὑποστέλλειν αὐτοῦ τῇ παρόδῳ drew back to let him pass, D.L.4.6; of troops, “ὑπεσταλκότες” a little in the rear, Ael.Tact.19.7; ἔχειν ὑπεσταλκότας ταῖς ῥαξὶν τοὺς ὄνυχας have the nails not projecting beyond the finger-tips, Sor.1.3, cf. 18.
6. take away, remove, in Pass., A.D. Adv.203.22; to be excepted, Id.Pron.30.8, al.
7. belong, c. dat., POxy.486.22 (ii A. D.), 1502v.3 (iii A. D.), PFlor.47.8,29 (iii A. D.); “τῇ συγγραφοδιαθήκῃ” POxy.1102.14 (ii A. D.); τῷ νυνὶ ἀμφοδογραμματεῖ, i.e. fall within his authority, ib.2131.13 (iii A. D.); to be subjected, “ποιναῖς πρός τινος” Lyd.Mag.3.70.
II. in Med., place restrictions on oneself or another, reduce diet, Hp.Aph.1.11: c. gen., abstain from, “τῆς τροφῆς” Arist.Pr.864b36; “ὀπώρας” Aret.CA1.1.
2. avoid, “χειμῶνα” Hp.Aph.4.6; shrink from, “οὐδένα . . κίνδυνον” SIG 442.10 (Erythrae, iii B. C.), cf. IG12(8).53.6 (Imbros, ii B. C.); “τι τῶν ἀγαθῶν πρὸς τὸ μὴ εἶναι αὐτῷ” Arist.MM1208a1; ὁ μηδὲν ὑποστειλάμενος πρὸς ὕβριν one who has stuck at nothing, D.21.70.
3. shrink before, hold in undue awe, “τὴν Δημάδου δύναμιν” Din.1.11; “οὐ γὰρ μὴ ὑποστείληταί σε” LXX Ex.23.21, cf. De.1.17, Wi.6.7; ὑποστείλασθαί τι δεῖ πρὸς τὸν τοιοῦτον ὑμᾶς καὶ αἰσχυνθῆναι; need you hold back . . ? Din.3.13: abs., Ael.NA7.19; draw back, Ep.Hebr.10.38.
4. ὑποστέλλεσθαι λόγῳ place restrictions on oneself in speech, E.Or.607 (only here in Trag.); without λόγῳ, refrain from saying, “οὐ μὴν οἶμαι δεῖν . . ὑποστείλασθαι περὶ ὧν ὑμῖν συμφέρειν ἡγοῦμαι” D.1.16; “οὐδὲν ὑπεστειλάμην τῶν συμφερόντων τοῦ μὴ ἀναγγεῖλαι ὑμῖν” Act.Ap.20.20, cf. 27; “οὔτε μέγα οὔτε μικρὸν ἀποκρυψάμενος . . οὐδ᾽ ὑποστειλάμενος” Pl.Ap.24a; οὐδὲν or μηδὲν ὑποστειλάμενος with no reserve, Isoc.6.89, 8.41, 9.39, D.4.51; make reservations, Phld.Rh.1.109, 110 S.; “ὀμνύω μὴ ὑπεστάλθαι” POxy.246.26 (i A. D.); περὶ τῶν μόσχων, . . οὗ ἕνεκεν ὑπεσταλμένοι εἰσίν dub. sens. in PCair.Zen.412.24 (iii B. C.).
