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ὑποσύρω [υ_],
A.drag down,τὰς ἁμάξας εἰς τὸν ποταμόνPlu.Pyrrh. 28; . τὰ σκέλη trip them up, D.S.17.100; “. τὸν πόδαLuc.Anach. 27:—Pass., ὑποσυ^ρέντων τῶν ἵππων if the horses were tripped up, Sch. Il.Oxy.221 xii 33; “ὑπεσύρησαν εἰς τὸ βαθὺ τῆς λίμνηςAch.Tat.4.14: metaph., “ὑποσυ^ρῆναι εἰς τὸν ἔσχατον μεριστόνto be brought down, Dam. Pr.106; “ὅταν . . οἱ κάμνοντες εἰς τὴν τοιαύτην ὑποσύρωνται τοῦ σώματος διάθεσινGal.15.607:—Med., draw off downwards, undermine,χώματαApp.Mith.76 (so the Act., v. l. in J.BJ2.19.5); “ὑποσύρεσθαι νηδύνpurge, Nic.Al.367 (so in Pass., “ὑποσυρέσθω κοιλίαArchig. ap. Aët.6.7).
II. metaph., trip up, Plu.2.446b (Pass.); draw away gradually, seduce, in Pass., S.E.M.8.241, Gal.1.317, 17(1).619; entrance, beguile,τὴν ἀκοήνProcop.Gaz.Ep.128 (Act.), 33 (Pass.).
2. reduce, diminish, abridge,τὴν γραφήνD.H.1.7 (v.l. for ἐπι-).
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Diodorus, Historical Library, 17.100
    • Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War, 2.19.5
    • Plutarch, Pyrrhus, 28
    • Lucian, Anacharsis, 27
    • Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae, 1.7
    • Achilles Tatius, Leucippe et Clitophon, 4.14
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