ἐλεφαίρομαι, old Ep. Verb, perh. connected withὀλοφώϊος(q. v.),
A. cheat with empty hopes, said of thefalsedreams that come through theivorygate (with play onἐλέφας, cf.κραίνω) , οἱ μέν κ' ἔλθωσι διὰ πριστοῦ ἐλέφαντος, οἵ ῥ̓ ἐλεφαίρονται
Od. 19.565
: generally,cheat, overreach, ἐλεφηράμενος . . Τυδεί̈δην
Il. 23.388
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II. of the Nemean lion,ἐλεφαίρετο φῦλ' ἀνθρώπωνheused to destroythem, Hes. Th. 330 . ( Act. only in Hsch. , who also hasaor. 1 ἐλεφῆραι: ἀπατῆσαι.)