Lexical Definition

‎ὑποχωρέω‎ hypochōréō (hoop-okh-o-reh'-o) to withdraw ^G:V
from ‎ὑπό‎ and ‎χωρέω‎

go aside, withdraw self.

• to vacate down, i.e. retire quietly

Abbott-Smith

ὑπο-χωρέω [in LXX: Jg 20:37 B (—), Si 13:9, II Mac 12:12 * ;]
to go back, retire: seq. ἐν, Lk 5:16; seq. εἰς, Lk 9:10.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὑποχωρέω-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, ὑποχωρέωῶν ᾤχετο, ὑποχωρέωήσαντες φεύγουσι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of a lion, βάδην ὑ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of long-horned kine, νέμεσθαι ὑποχωρέωοῦντας [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 ὑποχωρέωοῦντας 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 ὑποχωρέωεῖν [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 [ὑποχωρέωεῖ τῶν ὑποχονδρίων 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 6.56 ">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 ὑποχωρέωῆσαι ἐκ τῆς συναλοιφῆς τὸ γαληνά, ἀλλὰ διαχωρῆσαι μᾶλλον, ὥστε δόξαι τὴν γαλῆν εἰπεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]