ἀπότροπ-ος,ον, (ἀποτρέπω)
A. turned away, far from men,
ἐγὼ παρ' ὕεσσιν ἀπότροπος
Od. 14.372
;turned away in flight,
Opp. H. 4.254 .
2. from which one turns away, horrible,
ἀ. ἄγος
A. Ch. 155
(lyr.); τὸν ἀ. Ἅιδαν
S. Aj. 608
(lyr.); σκότου νέφος
Id. OT 1314
; πῦρ
Ar. Ec. 792
;γνώμη ἀ.astern, hostiledecree, Pi. P. 8.94 ; κασιγνήτης ἀπότροπον . . εὐνήν
Ps.-Phoc. 182