bend out of the regular line, bend outwards
ἐκ-κλίνω [ῑ],
A. bend out of the regular line, bend outwardsoraway,opp.ἐγκλίνω,
Hp. Art. 38 (s.v.l.) ;change the form ofa word, Pl. Cra. 404d .
2. dislocate,
Hp. Art. 7 ( Pass. ).
3. embezzle,
Dionys.Com. 3.10 .
4. pervert,
δικαιώματα
LXX 1 Ki. 8.3
.
II. intr.,turn away,
ἀπό τινος
Th. 5.73
, LXX Nu. 22.32(33) ;ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦib. 23 ;ἐκ νόμου θεοῦib. Jb. 34.27 : abs.,give ground, retire,
X. Cyr. 1.4.23 ;give way, fall from its place,
Id. Cyn. 6.10 .
2. c. acc.,avoid, shun,
ἐ. τι καὶ μὴ πράττειν
Pl. Lg. 746c
; ἐπερχόμενον ἐ. νέφος
Demad. 15
; τὴν τῶν θηρίων ἔφοδον
Plb. 1.34.4
; στρατείαν
Id. 5.42.4
,etc.:— Pass. , Epict. Ench. 2 .
3. with Prep.,turn awayoraside towards,
κατά τι
X. Cyr. 7.1.30
; ἐπὶ τὰς ἔξω οἰκίας
BGU 1215.9
(iii B.C.);ἐ. εἰς δῆμον, εἰς ὀλιγαρχίαν, declineinto a democracy or oligarchy, Arist. Pol. 1273a5 ;πρός τινα visita person on one's journey, LXX Ge. 19.3 .
