ὑπάγω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὑπο- (hupo-, beneath) + ἄγω (ágō, to lead)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ῠ̔πᾰ́γω (hupágō)

  1. (transitive)
    1. to lead or bring under
      1. to bring under one's power
    2. to bring a person before the judgment seat, to accuse, impeach
    3. to lead slowly on, to lead on by degrees, by deceit
    4. to take away from under, withdraw
      1. to draw off
      2. to purge the bowels
        • 1 CE – 100 CE, Aretaeus, De Curatione Acutorum Morborum 1.10
  2. (intransitive)
    1. to go slowly away, draw off, withdraw, retire
    2. to go slowly forwards, draw on
    3. (medicine, of the bowels) to be open
      • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, Collected Works 396.27
    4. to sink down, squat

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