Dictionary entry

G05297

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

ὑποφέρω

Infl. fut. ὑπ-οίσω

Infl. aor1 ὑπήνεγκα

Etym. ionic ὑπήνεικα

Infl. aor2 ὑπήνεγκον

I. "to carry away under", esp. "to bear out of danger", Il.

II. "to bear or carry by being under, to bear a burden", Xen.: metaph. "to support, bear, endure, submit to", πόνους καὶ κινδύνους Isocr.; γῆρας καὶ πενίαν Aeschin., etc.

III. "to hold out, suggest, proffer", Soph.; "to pretend, allege", Xen.

IV. "to carry down":—Pass. "to be borne down" by a stream, Plut.: metaph. "to slip or sink down, decay", id=Plut.