- ὑποτίθημι
- ὑποτίθημι fut. 2 sg. ὑποθήσεις Ex 26:12; 27:5; 1 aor. ὑπέθηκα; 2 aor. inf. ὑποθεῖναι; 2 aor. mid. impv. ὑπόθου (TestJob 23:7) (Hom. +).① act. to lay someth. down as expression of service, lay down τὶ someth.ⓐ in idiom lay down, risk τὸν τράχηλον (Lucian, Dem. 41 ὑπ. τὴν ψυχὴν ταῖς τῆς πατρίδος τύχαις; cp. Seneca, Ep. 47, 4; POxy 2722, 35 [commercial]) τὸν ἑαυτῶν τράχηλον ὕπεθηκαν they put their own necks at risk (in my behalf) or, in view of Paul’s penchant for commercial imagery: mortgaged their own necks Ro 16:4.ⓑ differently (somewhat as TestIss 5:3 ὑπ. τὸν νῶτον) bow in submission 1 Cl 63:1 (see s.v. τράχηλος for this pass. and Ro 16:4).② mid. (Hom. et al.) aor. ὑπεθέμην (LXX) τινί τι to provide instruction, make known, teach someth. to someone (Pla., Hipp. Maj. 286b) ταῦτα ὑποτιθέμενος τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς 1 Ti 4:6. This sense appears to fit the context better than suggest or point out someth. to someone (Hom.; Hdt. 1, 90; Pla., Charm. 155d; pap) or enjoin, order someone (to do) someth. (Hdt. 4, 134; Philo, Poster. Cai. 12; Jos., Bell. 2, 137, Ant. 1, 76).—M-M.
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