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ἐξορχέομαι

ἐξορχέομαι, to dance away, hop off

ἐξορχέομαι,
  • dance away, hop off, αὐταῖς πέδαις D. 22.68.
    • II c. acc. cogn., ἐ. ῥυθμόν dance out a figure, go through it, Philostr. Im. 2.12; ἀσελγήματα Suid. s.v. Ἀστυάνασσα.
    • III c. acc. rei, dance out, i.e. let out, betray, ἐ. τὰ ἀπόρρητα, prob. of some dance which burlesqued those ceremonies, Luc. Salt. 15; τὰ μυστήρια Id. Pisc. 33, Alciphr. 3.72, Ach.Tat. 4.8, Anon. Oxy. 411.25; ἐξαγγέλλεις αὐτὰ καὶ ἐ. παρὰ καιρόν Arr. Epict. 3.21.16.
      • 2 ἐ. τινά disgrace him by oneʼs conduct, Plu. Art. 22; πολιτείαν Id. Col. 2.1127b; and ἐ. τὴν ἀλήθειαν scorn it, ib. Herod. 867b; ἐ. τοὺς Σαλαμινίους ‘dance out of their graves’, Philostr. VA 4.21.
      • 3 πόλεμον dance away, i.e. lose, Ael. NA 16.23.
      • 4 celebrate with dances, ἱερωσύνην Hdn. 5.5.3.

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