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ἐξερείπω

ἐξερείπω, to strike off

ἐξερείπω,
  • strike off, ὄζους δρυὸς πελέκει Pi. P. 4.264.
    • II more freq. intr. in aor. 2 ἐξήρῐπον, inf. ἐξερῐπεῖν:—fall to earth, ὡς δʼ ὅθʼ ὑπὸ ῥιπῆς πατρὸς Διὸς ἐξερίπῃ δρῦς Il. 14.414; χαίτη ζεύγλης ἐξεριποῦσα the mane streaming downwards from the yoke-cushion, 17.440; [κάπροι] αὐχένας ἐξεριπόντες letting their necks fall on the ground, Hes. Sc. 174; fall down, Id. Th. 704.—Mostly Ep., but ᾗ ἐξήριπε τὸ κάτηγμα where the fractured part projects, Hp. Off. 12.

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