Plato Greek Lexicon ἐκφεύγω

ἐκφεύγω

ekpheugo

Appears 33 times across Plato's dialogues.

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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.
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