to withdraw

Greek Verb

ὑπο-χωρέω [in LXX: Jdg.20:37 B, Sir.13:9, 2Ma.12:12 *;] to go back, retire: before ἐν, Luk.5:16; before εἰς, Luk.9:10. (AS)

to withdraw

Greek Verb

ὑποχωρ-έω, future -ήσομαι[Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—go back, retire, withdraw, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑ. ἐς τὴν Σάμον, εἰς Σικυῶνα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently in participle, ὑποχωρῶν ᾤχετο, ὑποχωρήσαντες φεύγουσι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of a lion, βάδην ὑ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of long-horned kine, νέμεσθαι ὑποχωροῦντας [Refs]; εἰς τὰ βαθέα ὑ, of eels, [Refs] 2) with genitive, withdraw from, ὑ. τῆς χώρης [Refs 5th c.BC+]gave way to, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ὑ. τῷ δαίμονι try to escape from, [Refs 1st c.AD+] 2.b) κἀκεῖνος ὑπεχώρησεν αὐτῷ τοῦ θρόνου he (Aeschylus) gave Sophocles a share of the throne, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (not surrendered it, which would be παρεχώρησεν); τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους ἐντρέπεσθαι. ὁδῶν ὑποχωροῦντας making way for them on the streets (not 'retiring from the streets'), [Refs 1st c.AD+] 3) with accusative, avoid, shun, μηδένα ὄχλον [νεῶν] Ἀθηναῖοι ὄντες ὑποχωρεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so perhaps to be taken in [Refs 8th c.BC+], μένεν, οὐδ᾽ ὑπεχώρει, Αἰνείαν ἐπιόντ;[Refs 5th c.BC+] 3.b) cede, yield, τὴν δεσποτίαν αὐτοῖς [Refs 4th c.AD+] II) pass off below, especially by way of stool, σάρκες [Refs 5th c.BC+], compare 253:—in middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) go on steadily, εἰρεσία ὑπεχώρησεν ἐκ παλαμᾶν the rowing went on, stroke after stroke, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) Ἡγέλοχος οὕτω προηνέγκατο (i.e. γαλην ὁρῶ) ὥστε μὴ ὑποχωρῆσαι ἐκ τῆς συναλοιφῆς τὸ γαληνά, ἀλλὰ διαχωρῆσαι μᾶλλον, ὥστε δόξαι τὴν γαλῆν εἰπεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to vacate down, i.e. retire quietly; go aside, withdraw self; from g5259 (ὑπό) and g5562 (χωρέω)