ἀλεείνω
aleeino
avoid, shun
Appears 26 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀλεείνω [ᾰ], Ep., only pres. and impf. (exc. aor. ἀλεεῖναι 6.736): (ἀλέα A, ἄλη):—A. avoid, shun, mostly c. acc. rei, θυμὸν ὀπίζομαι ἠδʼ ἀλεείνω Od. 13.148, al.; κῆρʼ ἀλεείνοντες Fr. 96.83 : abs., ὁ δὲ κερδοσύνῃ ἀλέεινε evaded [my question], Od. 4.251 : less freq. c. acc. pers., ἀλέεινε δʼ ὑφορβόν 16.477, cf. h.Merc. 239 codd.: c. inf., κτεῖναι μέν ῥʼ ἀλέεινε Il. 6.167; ἀλεξέμεναι ἀλέεινε 13.356, cf. 53:—also in Dem.Enc. 23. II. intr., shrink, ἄψ τʼ ἀλέεινεν 3.650.
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