ἐκφεύγω

ekpheugo

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

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History of Animals 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

625b6
Metaphysics 1
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Book Ν 1
Chapter 3 1090a16–1091a22

1090b21
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 109 840b1–17

840b13
Politics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 11 1272b24–1273b26

1273b18

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐκφεύγω, fut. -ξομαι Ar. V. 157, Pl. Smp. 189b, and -ξοῦμαι Id. R. 432d:—Α. 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.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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