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ἀποτρέπω

apotrepo

turn away from

Appears 19 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἀποτρέπω, A. turn away from, εἰ δὲ σὺ . . τινʼ ἄλλον . . ἀποτρέψεις πολέμοιο Il. 12.249, cf. 20.256; ὅθεν . . ἀπέτραπε λαὸν Ἀθήνη 11.758; deter or dissuade from, τινός τινα Th. 3.39; τινὰ τῆς κακουργίας Id. 6.38; τῆς γνώμης And. 3.21, etc.: c. inf., ἀ. προσωτέρω τὸ μὴ πορεύεσθαι Hdt. 1.105; ἀ. βοᾶν A.Supp.900 (lyr.); δηλοῦν D. 60.26, cf. X. Mem. 4.7.5,6: c. part., ἀ. τινὰ ὑβρίζοντα A. Supp. 880:—Pass., ὁ παραβαίνειν τι βουλόμενος τῷ μὴ προὔχων ἂν ἐπελθεῖν -τρέπεται Th. 3.11, cf. Plu. Fab. 19. 2. c. acc. pers. only, turn away or back, πάντας ἀπέτραπε καὶ μεμαῶτας Il. 15.276: c. dat. modi, οὔ μʼ ἐπέεσσιν ἀποτρέψεις μεμαῶτα 20.256, cf. 109; τοὺς ἀλαζόνας ἀ. deter them, Pl. Chrm. 173c; opp. παροξῦναι, D. 21.37; opp. συμβουλεύω, Arist. Rh. 1391b33, etc. 3. c. acc. rei, turn back again, ποτὶ χέρσον ἔντεα ναός Pi. N. 4.69. 4. turn aside, avert, ἀπὸ δὲ . . ἔγχεος ὁρμὴν ἔτραπε Hes. Sc. 455; pervert, δίκας κέλευθον ὀρθᾶς B. 10.27; τὸ σφάλμα ἀ. prevent, avert it, Hdt. 1.207; τὸ μέλλον γενέσθαι Id. 3.65, cf. 8.29, al.; ἀ. βλάβην, συμφοράν, Pl. Grg. 509b, Phdr. 231d; ἀ. τὴν εἰρήνην prevent its being made, X. HG 6.3.12. 5. turn from others against one, ἐπὶ τῷδε . . οὐκ ἔγχος τις . . ἀποτρέψει; v. l. in S. Tr. 1013 (lyr.):—Pass., ἀποτετράφθαι πρὸς τὴν ἄλλην Ἰταλίαν Plu. Fab. 19:—Med., ἀποτραπόμενος πρὸς θυσίαν, i.e. turning away from other objects to this one, Id. Rom. 7; εἰς τὴν μεσογείαν -τραπόμενος Luc. Tox. 52. II. Med. and (later) Pass., turn from, desist from, c. part., ἀπετράπετʼ ὄβριμος Ἕκτωρ ὀλλὺς Ἀργείους Il. 10.200: c. inf., λέγειν E. Or. 410, cf. Antipho 5.32, D. Prooem. 23 (b); ἀ. ἐκ κινδύνων Th. 2.40; ἀ. τοῦ ἐρωτήματος X. Oec. 15.13. 2. turn away, turn a deaf ear, οὐδέ . . ἀπετράπετʼ οὐδʼ ἀπίθησεν Il. 12.329: abs., Pl. Smp. 206d. 3. c. acc. rei, turn away from, shrink from, δεῖμα πολιτῶν A. Th. 1065 (anap.); τἀληθές E. IA 336 (lyr.), cf. Th. 3.68, and late Prose, Plu. Cleom. 9, etc. 4. turn back, return, ἐπʼ ὄκου Th. 5.13; ἐς τὴν πόλιν Id. 3.24; ἀποτρεπόμενοι ἵεντο X. HG 7.2.13. 5. dissuade, deter, τινά Plb. 7.13.1. 6. beat off, repulse, Plu. Brut. 42.
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