ὑπολαμβάνω, also ὑπολάζυμαι (q. v.), late Dor. 3pl.fut.-λαμψοῦνταιAnon.Oxy.410.99:—
take up by getting under,
as the dolphin did Arion, Hdt.1.24, Pl.R.453d; τοὺς νεοττοὺς ὑ. ἡ φήνηArist.HA619b34; τὸ κῦμα ὑ. τινάClearch.73; νεφέλη ὑ. τινάAct.Ap.1.9. b.
bear up, support,
Hdt.4.72; ὑ. τοὺς ἐνδεεῖσStr.14.2.5, cf. D.S.19.67; ὑπέλαβές με πέμψας μοι τὰ κριθάριαBGU48.3(ii/iii A. D.). 2.
take up, seize
or
come suddenly upon,
ὑπὸ τρόμος ἔλλαβε γυῖαIl.3.34, Od.18.88; of a storm of wind, Hdt.4.179; of a fit of madness, Id.6.75; of a pestilence, ib.27; of a river
taking up
earth thrown into it, Id.2.150; of winds
taking up
water, ib.25; of soldiers marching, δυσχωρία ὑπελάμβανεν αὐτούς, i. e. they came suddenly into difficult ground, X.HG3.5.20: abs., ὑπολαβὼν πυρετόσHp.Epid.5.20; of events,
follow next, come next,
ὑπέλαβε ναυμαχίη καρτερήHdt.8.12, cf. 6.27. 3. in discourse,
take up
what is said,
interpret
or
understand
it in a certain way, ταύτῃ ὑπολαμβάνεις ᾗ ἃν κακουργήσαις μάλιστα τὸν λόγονPl.R.338d; ὃν μὴ σὺ φράζεις, πῶς ὑπολάβοιμ' ἂν λόγον;E.IA523, cf. Pl.Euthd.295c; ὑ. τι εἴς τινα
understand
it of, i. e. apply it to, him, Aeschin.1.157; ὥσπερ ὁ ἀκούων ὑ.Arist.Rh.1412a30;
freq. of an ill-grounded opinion, ὑ. θεῖον εἶναι τὸ ἐπαγγελλόμενονHdt.2.55; οὐκ ἂν ὑπέλαβον τοῦτον ἀντειπεῖνAntipho 3.3.2, cf. Pl.Phd.86b, Prt.343d; ἐὰν ὑπολάβῃ ..Ἀθήνῃσιν εἶναι, ὢν ἐν ΛιβύῃArist.Metaph.1010b10: an Adv. is freq. added to give the word a good sense, ὀρθῶς ὑ.Pl.Grg. 458e, Arist.EN1145b21, καλῶσId.Rh.1404a1, etc.; βέλτιον ὑπελάβομεν εἶναι πάλιν γράψαιPCair.Zen.36.15(iii B. C.): with εἶναι omitted,
assume
or
understand
a thing to be so and so, τὰ φύματα τεχνικώτατον ὑπειληφέναι (sc. εἶναι) δεῖ δύνασθαι διαλύεινHp.Medic. 10; τὸ χαλεπὸν κακὸν (sc. εἶναι) ὑ.Pl.Prt.341b; ὑ. τὸν Ἔρωτα ἕν τι τῶν ὄντωνId.Phdr.263d; ὑ. τι ὡς ὂν ..Id.Prm.134c; τὸν αἰθέρα τῇδέ πῃ ὑ.
conceive of
the word αἰθήρ somewhat in this way, Id.Cra. 410b; οὕτως ὑ. περί τινοσIsoc.3.26, cf. D.18.269: simply c. acc., καίπερ ὑπειληφὼς ταῦτα though
I assume
this to be so, Id.19.3, cf. Arist.Metaph.1005b26; τίς σε ἀναγκάσαι δύναται ὑπολαβεῖν τι ὧν οὐ θέλεις;Arr.Epict.2.6.21; ὃ βούλει, ὑπολάμβανε ib.1.10.4; ὑ. πλῆθος ὡρισμένονArist.Metaph.1073b13; ὑ. ὅτι ..Id.Pol.1301a25:— Pass., τοιοῦτος ὑπολαμβάνομαιIsoc.12.5, cf. Arist.Rh.1366a26; ὑ. μειζόνως ἢ κατὰ τὴν ἀξίανIsoc.11.24, cf. D.23.6; ἡ ὑπειλημμένη ἀρετήId.14.1; ὅπως ποθ' ὑπείλημμαι περὶ τούτων ἀρκεῖ μοι I am content with whatever
opinion
of me
has been formed
in these matters, Id.18.269: c. inf., τῇ φιλανθρωπίᾳ ἢν ἔχειν ὑπείληψαι παρὰ τοῖς ἀνθρώποισIsoc.Ep.4.9, cf. Arist.Rh.1383b8; ὑπολαμβάνεται δεδωκέναι
is understood
to have granted, Id.SE178a20: τὸ ὑποληφθὲν πᾶν, = πᾶσα ὑπόληψισ (11), Men.249.7. 2.
suspect, disbelieve,
X.Ages.5.6, unless ὅ τι ὑπολαμβάνουσί τινες ταῦτα οὐκ ἀγνοῶ means 'I know how some people