ἀναχωρέω

ἀναχωρέω, Locr., Cret. ἀνχ-, A. go back, πόλινδε ἂψ ἀναχωρήσουσιν Il. 10.210, cf. Od. 17.461. b. walk backwards, of oxen feeding, Hdt. 4.183. 2. in Il., mostly, retire, withdraw from battle, ἀλλά σʼ ἔγωγʼ ἀναχωρήσαντα κελεύω ἐς πληθὺν ἰέναι Il. 17.30; τόφρʼ ἀναχωρείτω 11.189, cf. 4.305, 20.335, etc.: in Prose, μάχης οὔσης εἰς τοὐπίσω ἀ. Lys. 14.6; φυγῇ ἀ. Pl. Smp. 221a; generally, retire, withdraw, μεγάροιο μυχόνδε Od. 22.270; ὀπίσω ἀ. Hdt. 5.94, etc.; ἐς τοὔπισθεν Ar. Pl. 1208; ἀνεκεχωρήκεσαν they had retired or returned, Th. 8.15, cf. IG 9(1).334 (Locr.): with Preps. denoting motion to or from, ἐς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν Hdt. 3.143; ἐπʼ οἴκου Th. 1.30; ὑπὸ Βοιωτῶν ἐς Ἀθήνας were forced by them to retire to . ., Hdt. 5.61; ἀπό Pl. Smp. l.c. II. come back or revert to the rightful heir, ἡ βασιληΐη ἀνεχώρησε ἐς τὸν παῖδα Hdt. 7.4; ἡ ποινὴ ἀ. εἰς ἡμᾶς Antipho 2.1.3, cf. Leg.Gort. 11.10. III. metaph., withdraw, retire, ἐξ αἰσθήσεων Pl. Phd. 83a; ἀ. ἐκ τῶν πραγμάτων retire from public life, from the world, Plb. 29.25.5, cf. Cic. Att. 9.4.2, Ev.Matt. 2.14,al.: abs., withdraw, retire, Pl. Smp. 175a, cf. Ar. Nu. 524; ἀνακεχωρηκυῖα χώρα inland spot, Thphr. HP 9.7.4; ἀ. ἀπὸ θαλάσσης Plb. 2.11.16; ἀνακεχωρηκός ῥῆμα, ὄνομα obsolete, D.H. Rh. 10.7; recondite, ἱστορία Phld. Rh. 1.157S. IV. = συγχωρέω, πάντες ἀνεχώρησαν συμπεραίνεσθαι τὸ μίασμα Procop. Arc. 10. 2. strike, refuse to work, PTeb. 26.18, 41.4, al.; ἀνακεχωρηκότα σώματα ib.5.6.