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ἐκτρέπω

ἐκτρέπω, to turn out of the course, to turn aside

ἐκτρέπω, Ion. ἐκ-τράπω [ᾰ],
  • turn out of the course, turn aside, τοῦ ποταμοῦ τὸ ῥέεθρον Hdt. 1.186, cf. 2.11, Th. 5.65; μηδʼ εἰς Ἑλένην κότον ἐκτρέψῃς A. Ag. 1464 (lyr.), cf. Th. 628 (lyr.); τὸ δυστυχὲς δὲ τοῦτʼ ἐς ἄλλον ἐκτρέπει E. Supp. 483; ἑαυτοῦ μιαρίαν εἴς τινα ἐ. Antipho 2.3.9; ἐ. [τινὰ] πρὸς ποίμνας S. Aj. 53:—Pass. and Med., turn off or aside, ἐκτραπέσθαι ὁδὸν μακροτέρην Hdt. 1.104: abs., Id. 2.80, X. HG 7.4.22, etc.: c. gen., turn aside from, τοῦ πρόσθεν λόγου S. OT 851; also ἐ. ἐκ . . Hdt. 1.75; ἀπὸ . . ἐπί . . Pl. Sph. 222a; πόθεν δεῦρο ἐξετραπόμεθα Id. R. 543c.
      • 2 turn a person off the road, order him out of the way, S. OT 806:—Pass. (fut. -τραπήσομαι Luc. Herm. 86) and Med., ἐκτρέπεσθαί τινα get out of oneʼs way, D. 19.225, cf. Ar. Pl. 837, Luc. Tim. 5; avoid, τὸν ἔλεγχον Plb. 35.4.14; τὴν φιλοσοφίαν Jul. Or. 7.223d: c. inf., ὀφθῆναι AP 10.56.10 (Pall.): abs., cj. in S. OC 1541.
      • 3 τὴν δρῶσαν ἐ. prevent her from acting, Id. El. 350.
      • 4 ἀσπίδας θύρσοις ἐ. turn shields and flee before the thyrsus, E. Ba. 799.
    • II Med., turn away, φίλους Democr. 101; also ἐκτρέπεσθαι τὰ ἐντὸς ἐκτός turns itself inside out, Arist. HA 621a7.
    • III Medic. in Pass., to be diverted or everted, Hp. Steril. 213, Off. 14, Dsc. 2.15 (perh. to be put out of joint, Ep.Hebr. 12.13, Hippiatr. 26).
    • IV turn or change, εἰς ἄσπορον PRyl. 133.22 (i A.D.), cf. Ael. NA 14.28:—Pass., εἰς ὀλιγαρχίαν ἐκτραπῆναι Plb. 6.4.9; ὑπʼ ἀγεννείας εἰς μέμψεις Arr. Epict. 1.6.42.
    • V Pass., to be brought to birth, Astrol. t.t., Vett.Val. 50.27, al.

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