1. to loosen beneath or below , ὑπέλυσε γυῖα made his limbs give way under him , (Iliad by Homer):—;Pass. γυῖα ὑπέλυντο (Iliad by Homer)

2. to loose from under the yoke, (Homer):—; to loose from bonds , (Odyssey by Homer); in Mid. τὸν ὑπελύσαο δεσμῶν thou didst free him from bonds by stealth , (Iliad by Homer)

3. to untie a person's sandals from under his feet, take off his shoes, (Aeschulus Tragicus):—;Mid. to take off one's sandals or shoes, or to have them taken off , (Aristophanes Comicus)

4. with accusative pers. to unshoe him, take off his shoes , (Plato Philosophus) (ML)