ἀποκρᾰτέω,
A. exceed all others,
ὁ Νεῖλος πλήθεϊ [ὕδατος] ἀ.
Hdt. 4.50
,cf. 75 .
II. trans.,control, remedy,
ἐντεροκήλας
Dsc. 4.9
.
2. withhold, retain,
τροφήν
Plu. 2.494d
;keep one's hands from,
ξιφῶν
J. BJ 4.5.4
.
3. retainin memory, c. gen., μαθημάτων
Sor. 1.3