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ἐξαλλάσσω

ἐξαλλάσσω, to change utterly

ἐξαλλ-άσσω, Att. ἐξαλλάττω,
  • change utterly or quite, strengthd. for ἀλλάσσω, ἐσθῆτα E. Hel. 1297; τινὰς κοσμήσεσι Plu. Thes. 23; αἰὼν . . ἄλλʼ ἄλλοτʼ ἐξάλλαξεν Pi. I. 3.18.
        • b intr., of evolution, τὰ δὲ . . ἐξαλλάσσει ἐς τὴν μέζω τάξιν Hp. Vict. 1.6; ἐ. γένος εἰς ἕτερον degenerate, Thphr. HP 8.8.3:—Pass., ἐξηλλαγμένος πρός τι ib. 4.4.14.
        • c Med., κακοῖσιν ὅστις μηδὲν ἐξαλλάσσεται who sees no change take place in his miseries, S. Aj. 474:—Pass., ἰδιωτικῆς ἑστίας ἐξηλλαγμένη ἡγεμονία D.S. 10 Fr. 20.
      • 2 Rhet., vary common words and phrases, ἐ. τὸ εἰωθός Arist. Rh. 1406a15, cf. 1404b8; ἐ. τὸ ἰδιωτικόν vary the common idiom, Id. Po. 1458a21; ἐξηλλαγμένον [ὄνομα] altered form, ib. 1458a5: c. gen., ἐξηλλαγμένος τινός different from, Isoc. 8.63.
        • b pf. part. Pass. ἐξηλλαγμένος extraordinary, strange, Plb. 2.37.6, D.S. 1.94, Ant.Lib. 41.8, etc.; varied, ὄφεις ταῖς ποικιλίαις ἐ. D.S. 17.90.
      • 3 c. acc. loci, withdraw from, leave, Εὐρώπαν E. IT 135 (lyr.).
    • II ἐ. τί τινος withdraw or remove from, τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γύμνωσιν ἐ. τῶν ἐναντίων Th. 5.71.
      • 2 intr., change from, τῆς ἀρχαίας μορφῆς Arist. GA 766a26; μικρὸν ἐ. exceed the limit by a little, Id. Po. 1449b13; ἐ. ἀπὸ τῆς νεώς Philostr. Her.Prooem. 3; ἐς ἄνδρας Id. VA 3.28: abs., ἐξαλλάσσουσα χάρις unusual, rare grace, E. IA 564 (lyr.); to be different from, πάντων τῶν παρʼ ἡμῖν Phld. Sign. 9.
        • b ἐξαλλάσσουσαι στολαί changes of raiment, v.l. in LXX Ge. 45.22.
      • 3 turn another way, move back and forward, κερκίδα E. Tr. 200 (lyr.); ἐ. δρόμον change oneʼs course, X. Cyn. 10.7; ποίαν (sc. ὁδόν) ἐξαλλάξω; which other way shall I take? E. Hec. 1060 (lyr.).
      • 4 divert, amuse, Men. 747, Philippid. 35; coax, win over, ὀψαρίοις POxy. 531.18 (ii A.D.).

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