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ἀπαλλάσσω

ἀπαλλάσσω, to set free, release, deliver

ἀπαλλάσσω, Att. ἀπαλλάττω, fut. -ξω Isoc. 5.52: pf. ἀπήλλᾰχα X. Mem. 3.13.6: aor. ἀπήλλαξα Hdt. 1.16, Ar. V. 1537, etc.:—Pass., pf. ἀπήλλαγμαι Id. Pax 1128, Isoc. 5.49, Ion. ἀπάλλαγμαι Hdt. 2.144, 167: aor. ἀπηλλάχθην, Ion. ἀπαλλ- Id. 2.152, etc.; in Att. ἀπηλλάγην [ᾰ] as always in Prose; also in Trag. (for the most part metri gr., cf. however S. Ant. 422, El. 783 (v.l.), E. Ph. 592 (v.l.), Andr. 592): fut. ἀπαλλαχθήσομαι Id. Hipp. 356, Ar. Av. 940; in Prose, ἀπαλλαγήσομαι Th. 4.28, etc.:—Med., fut. (in pass. sense) ἀπαλλάξομαι Hdt. 7.122, E. Hel. 437, Th. 8.83, etc.: aor. ἀπηλλάξαντο E. Heracl. 317, cf. Plu. Cat.Mi. 64.
  • A Act., set free, deliver from a thing, παιδίον δυσμορφίης Hdt. 6.61; τινὰ πόνων, κακῶν, A. Eu. 83, Pr. 773; τινὰ ἐκ γόων S. El. 292; ἐκ φόβου καὶ κακῶν And. 1.59: c. acc. only, release, S. Ant. 596, etc.; κόπος μʼ ἀ. Id. Ph. 880.
      • 2 put away from, remove from, τί τινος, as ἀ. γῆς πρόσωπον, φρενῶν ἔρωτα, E. Med. 27, Hipp. 774 (lyr.); σφαγῆς χεῖρα IT 994; χρυσὸν χερός Hec. 1222; ἀ. τινά τινος take away or remove from one, Ar. Ec. 1046; τινὰ ἀπὸ τῆς πολιορκίας D.C. 43.32.
      • 3 c. acc. only, put away, remove, τι E. Hec. 1068, Pl. Prt. 354d, etc.; μύθοις ἔργʼ ἀ. κακά do away ill by words, E. Fr. 282.26; get rid of creditors, And. 1.122; τοὺς χρήστας Is. 5.28; get rid of an opponent, by fair means or foul, D. 24.37; ἀ. τοὺς κατηγόρους Lys. 29.1; τοὺς Πελοποννησίους ἐκ τῆς χώρας Th. 8.48; dismiss, send away, τινά Id. 1.90; remove or displace from an office, ib. 129; ἀ. τοὺς ὑπηρέτας καὶ θεραπευτῆρας Plu. Lyc. 11; also, make away with, destroy, Thphr. HP 9.15.2; ἑαυτόν Plu. Cat.Mi. 70; bring to an end, λόγον E. Med. 790.
      • 4 in Law, give a release, discharge, D. 36.25, cf. 37.1; τοὺς δανείσαντας ἀ. 34.22, cf. PTeb. 315.16 (ii A.D.); discharge a debt, D.C. 59.1, etc.:—so in Pass., Id. 51.17.
    • II intr., get off free, escape, esp. with an Adv. added, ῥηιδίως, χαλεπῶς ἀ., Hp. VM 10, 20, cf. X. Cyr. 4.1.5; ὁ στόλος οὕτως ἀ. came off, ended, Hdt. 5.63, cf. A. Ag. 1288, E. Med. 786; οὐκ ὡς ἤθελε ἀπήλλαξεν Hdt. 1.16; κάκιον ἀ. Pl. R. 491d, cf. Men. Epit. 199; καταγελάστως ἀ. Aeschin. 2.38; ἀλυσιτελῶς ἀ. Thphr. Char. 8.11; ἀλύπως ἀ. get along well, PPetr. 3 p.58: with part. or Adj., χαίρων ἀ. Hdt. 3.69; ἀθῷοι ἀ. Pl. Sph. 254d, etc.: c. gen., depart from, βίου E. Hel. 302 (dub.l.); τοῦ ζῆν Pl. Ax. 367c; so πῶς ἀπήλλαχεν ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ; X. Mem. 3.13.6; ἄριστʼ ἀπαλλάττεις ἐπὶ τούτου τοῦ κύβου in respect of . ., Diph. 73.
  • B Pass. and Med., to be set free or released from a thing, get rid of it, ἀπαλλαχθέντας δουλοσύνης Hdt. 1.170; τυράννων Id. 5.78; τῶν παρεόντων κακῶν Id. 2.120; πημονῆς A. Pr. 471; φόβου S. El. 783; πραγμάτων τε καὶ μαχῶν Ar. Pax 293; στρατιᾶς Id. Ach. 251; Κλέωνος Th. 4.28; τῆς κακουχίας ἐπὶ τὴν αὑτοῦ σκηνήν Plb. 5.15.6.
      • 2 get off, escape, mostly with some Adj. or Adv. added (as in Act. 11), ῥηιδίως ἀ. Hp. VM 3; ἀγῶνος ἀ. καλῶς E. Heracl. 346; ἀζήμιος ἀπαλλαγῆναι, ἀπαλλάττεσθαι, Ar. Pl. 271, Pl. Lg. 721d.
      • 3 abs., to be acquitted, D. 22.39.
      • 4 of a point under discussion, to be dismissed as settled, τοῦτο ἀπήλλακται μὴ . . τὸ φίλον φίλον εἶναι Pl. Ly. 220b, cf. Phlb. 67a.
    • II remove, depart from, ἐκ τῆς χώρης, ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, Hdt. 1.61, 2.139, al.; μαντικῶν μυχῶν A. Eu. 180; γῆς ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι πόδα E. Med. 729; δόξης, δέους Th. 2.42; ἀ. παρά τινος Aeschin. 1.78; depart, go away, ἐς τὴν ἑωυτοῦ Hdt. 1.82, al.; ἐπὶ τῆς ἑωυτοῦ Id. 9.11, cf. 5.64; πρὸς χώραν Pl. Lg. 938a: abs., Hdt. 2.93, al., Aen. Tact. 10.19, 15.9.
      • 2 ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι τοῦ βίου depart from life, E. Hel. 102, Hipp. 356; βίου ἀπαλλαγὴν ἀ. Pl. R. 496e; freq. without τοῦ βίου, depart, die, E. Heracl. 1000, Pl. Phd. 81c, etc.
      • 3 ἀ. λέχους to be divorced, E. Andr. 592; ἀ. γυναῖκά τε ἀπʼ ἀνδρὸς καὶ τὸν ἄνδρα ἀπὸ γυναικός Pl. Lg. 868d.
      • 4 ἀ. τῶν διδασκάλων leave school, Id. Grg. 514c, cf. X. Mem. 1.2.24.
      • 5 ἀ. ἐκ παίδων become a man, Aeschin. 1.40.
      • 6 to be removed from, free from the imputation of, ἀπηλλαγμένος εὐηθίης many removes from folly, Hdt. 1.60; ξυμφορῶν Th. 1.122; αἰσχύνης Id. 3.63: c. inf., κρῖναι ἱκανῶς οὐκ ἀπήλλακτο was not far from judging adequately, Id. 1.138.
        • b πολλὸν ἀπηλλαγμένος τινός far inferior to him, Hdt. 2.144.
      • 7 depart from, leave off from, τῶν μακρῶν λόγων S. El. 1335; σκωμμάτων Ar. Pl. 316; ἀ. λημμάτων give up the pursuit of . ., D. 3.33; οὐκ ἀπήλλακται γραφικῆς is not averse from . ., Luc. Salt. 35.
        • b abs., have done, cease, of things, S. Ant. 422; ὅταν ἡ μέθη ἀπαλλαγῇ Arist. MM 1202a3.
        • c throw up oneʼs case, give up a prosecution, D. 21.151,198.
        • d c. part., εἰπὼν ἀπαλλάγηθι speak and be done with it, Pl. Grg. 491c, cf. Tht. 183c; ταῦτα μαντευσάμενος ἀπαλλάττομαι Id. Ap. 39d; ἀπαλλάχθητι πυρώσας E. Cyc. 600: also in part., with a Verb, οὐκοῦν ἀπαλλαχθεὶς ἄπει; make haste and begone, S. Ant. 244.
      • 8 to depart from enmity, i.e. to be reconciled, settle a dispute, πρὸς ἀλλήλους Pl. Lg. 915c: abs., ib. 768c.
      • 9 recover from an ailment, Aret. SD 1.14.

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