go back,
ἀναχωρ-έω, Locr. , Cret.ἀνχ-,
A. go back,
πόλινδε ἂψ ἀναχωρήσουσιν
Il. 10.210
, cf. Od. 17.461 .
b. walk backwards,of oxen feeding, Hdt. 4.183 .
2. in Il. , mostly,retire, withdrawfrom battle, ἀλλά ς' ἔγωγ' ἀναχωρήσαντα κελεύω ἐς πληθὺν ἰέναι
Il. 17.30
; τόφρ' ἀναχωρείτω
11.189
, cf. 4.305 , 20.335 , etc.: in Prose, μάχης οὔσης εἰς τοὐπίσω ἀ.
Lys. 14.6
; φυγῇ ἀ.
Pl. Smp. 221a
; generally,retire, withdraw,
μεγάροιο μυχόνδε
Od. 22.270
; ὀπίσω ἀ.
Hdt. 5.94
, etc.; ἐς τοὔπισθεν
Ar. Pl. 1208
;ἀνεκεχωρήκεσαν they had retiredorreturned,
Th. 8.15 , cf. IG 9(1).334 ( Locr. ): with Preps. denoting motion to or from, ἐς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν
Hdt. 3.143
; ἐπ' οἴκου
Th. 1.30
;ὑπὸ Βοιωτῶν ἐς Ἀθήνας were forcedby themto retire to . .,
Hdt. 5.61 ; ἀπό
Pl. Smp.
l.c.
II. come backorrevert to the rightful heir,
ἡ βασιληί̈η ἀνεχώρησε ἐς τὸν παῖδα
Hdt. 7.4
; ἡ ποινὴ ἀ. εἰς ἡμᾶς
Antipho 2.1.3
, cf. Leg.Gort. 11.10 .
III. metaph.,withdraw, retire,
ἐξ αἰσθήσεων
Pl. Phd. 83a
;ἀ. ἐκ τῶν πραγμάτων retire frompublic life,fromthe world, Plb. 29.25.5 , cf. Cic. Att. 9.4.2 , Ev.Matt. 2.14 ,al.: abs.,withdraw, retire,
Pl. Smp. 175a , cf. Ar. Nu. 524 ;ἀνακεχωρηκυῖα χώρα inlandspot, Thphr. HP 9.7.4 ; ἀ. ἀπὸ θαλάσσης
Plb. 2.11.16
; ἀνακεχωρηκός ῥῆμα, ὄνομα obsolete,
D.H. Rh. 10.7
;recondite,
ἱστορία
Phld. Rh. 1.157S.
IV.
= συγχωρέω, πάντες ἀνεχώρησαν συμπεραίνεσθαι τὸ μίασμα
Procop. Arc. 10 .
2. strike, refuse to work,
PTeb. 26.18 , 41.4 , al.;ἀνακεχωρηκότα σώματαib. 5.6 .
