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ἀποσφάλλω

ἀποσφάλλω, to lead astray, drive away

ἀποσφάλλω, aor. 1 -έσφηλα (v. infr.):—
  • lead astray, drive in baffled course, ὅντινα πρῶτον ἀποσφήλωσιν ἄελλαι ἐς πέλαγος Od. 3.320; μή . . σφας ἀποσφήλειε πόνοιο lest he balk them of the fruits of toil, Il. 5.567.
      • 2 cause to err, Lib. Or. 59.147.
    • II mostly in Pass., esp. in aor. 2 ἀπεσφάλην [ᾰ], to be balked or disappointed of, τῆς ἐλπίδος Hdt. 6.5; to be deprived of, φρενῶν Sol. 33.4, A. Pr. 472; γνώμης Id. Pers. 392; οὐσίας ἀρετῆς ἀπεσφαλμένοι mistaken as to the nature of . ., Pl. Lg. 950b; fail in reaching, Ἰταλίας Plu. Pyrrh. 15: abs., make a mistake, D. 26.3; ἀποσφάλλεσθαι εἴς τι go astray, Plu. E apud Delph. 2.392b: rare in literal sense, miss oneʼs footing, ἀποσφαλεὶς ἐξ ὕψους ἔπεσε Id. Per. 13.

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