Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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
    4. to sink down, squat

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Byzantine Greek: πάγω (págō), ὑπαγαίνω (hupagaínō)

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