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ἐκφεύγω

ἐκφεύγω, ἐκφεύγω, escape (verb)

ἐκ-φεύγω, fut. -ξομαι Ar. V. 157, Pl. Smp. 189b, and -ξοῦμαι Id. R. 432d:—
  • flee out or away, escape: abs., ἐκφυγέειν μεμαώς Od. 19.231, cf. A. Pers. 510, etc.; φεύγων ἐκφεύγειν Hdt. 5.95.
        • b of persons accused, to be acquitted, Ar. V. 157.
      • 2 c. gen., escape out of, ἐξέφυγον πολιῆς ἁλὸς ἤπειρόνδε Od. 23.236; νούσου Epigr.Gr. 1041.9; of things, βέλος ἔκφυγε χειρός Il. 5.18: with Prep., ματρὸς ἐκ κόλπων APl. 16.182 (Leon.).
      • 3 c. acc., escape, ἐξ αὖ νῦν ἔφυγες θάνατον Il. 11.362; κῆρας Od. 4.512; κακότητα 5.414; θανάτοιο τέλος Archil. 6; νοῦσον Hdt. 1.25; Σκύθας Id. 6.40; τὴν πεπρωμένην A. Pr. 518; τὰν θεῶν νέμεσιν S. Ph. 518 (lyr.), etc.
        • b simply, to have escaped, to be beyond, οὐ πολλὰ ἐκφεύγεις παιδιὰς ἔτη Pl. Plt. 268e.
        • c of things, ἐκπεφεύγασιν γάμοι με E. Hel. 1622; ἐκφύγοι τὰ πράγματʼ αὐτόν D. 18.33, cf. 19.123; ἐ. τὰς αἰσθήσεις escape oneʼs sense, Arist. Fr. 208; also, escape oneʼs lips, Pl. Ly. 213d: abs., ἐκφεύγει τἀμελούμενον S. OT 111, cf. Arist. Metaph. 1090b21.
        • d ἐκφεύγοντες τὴν χιόνα τόποι places free from snow, Plb. 3.55.7.
        • e Astron., of stars, emerge from the Sunʼs rays, become visible, Autol. 1.9, Gem. 13.9, etc.
        • f pass over, omit, Apollon.Cit. 1.
      • 4 c. inf. (with or without Art.), Pl. Sph. 235b; οὐκ ἐκφεύγει μὴ οὐκ εἶναι . . Id. Phdr. 277e; τὸ μὴ ἕτερα εἶναι Id. Prm. 147a; ἐ. τὸ ἀποθανεῖν Id. Ap. 39a; μικρὸν ἐξέφυγε μὴ καταπετρωθῆναι X. An. 1.3.2; ἐκφεύξεται τὰ δύο will not admit of duality, Plot. 3.8.9.

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