ἀπᾰμύνω [ῡ],
A. keep off, ward off,with collat. notion of defence,τί τινιsomethingfor(i.e.from) another, Αἰτωλοῖσιν ἀπήμυνεν κακὸν ἦμαρ
Il. 9.597
; ἡμῖν ἀπὸ λοιγὸν ἀμύνειν
1.67
; later τί τινος
Luc. Cyn. 13
: c. acc. only, ἀ. τῶν ἐπιόντων κακῶν τὰ ἡμίσεα
Hdt. 7.120
;ἀ. τὸν βάρβαρον repulsehim, 9.90 ; τὰς μυίας
Ar. V. 597
; τοὺς ἔξωθεν
Pl. R. 415e
.
2. requite, take vengeance on,
τινά
AP 5.6