ὑποδέχομαι Ionic -δέκομαι fut. -δέξομαι aor.1 -εδεξάμην and in pass. form -εδέχθην 3rd sg. Epic aor2 ὑπέδεκτο 2nd pl. imperat. ὑπόδεχθε inf. ὑποδέχθαι part ὑποδέγμενος Dep. to receive beneath the surface, Il. to receive into oneʼs house, receive hospitably, Hom., etc.; ὁ ὑποδεξάμενος oneʼs host, Isocr. to give ear to, hearken to, εὐχάς Hes.; τοὺς λόγους Hdt. to take in charge as a nurse, Hhymn., Plat. metaph., πῆμα ὑπέδεκτό με sorrow was my host, Od.; στυγερὸς ὑπεδέξατο κοῖτος a hateful nest awaited them, of ensnared birds, Od. to take upon oneself, undertake a task, promise, Hom.; with inf. fut., Hdt., etc.; less often with inf. aor., Hdt.; ὑπ. μεγάλα τινί to make him great promises, Hdt. to admit, allow a charge, Hdt.; οὐκ ὑπ. to refuse to admit, deny, Hdt. to submit to, bear patiently, Od. like Lat. excipere, to wait for, abide the attack of, Hes., Xen.:—of hunters, to lie in wait for game, Xen. to come next to, border upon, Hdt. of a woman, to conceive, Xen.