παρεκ-λέγω,
A. collect covertly,π. τὰ κοινά embezzlethe public moneys, D. 19.294 , cf. Ph. 2.575 , D.C. 54.21 , 76.7 .
2. of birds,collectfoodhere and there, ὅ τι ἂν τύχῃ παρεκλέγων
Ael. NA 8.25
, cf. 17.16 .
3. seek to acquire, τὸ τῆς δόξης ἀθάνατον
Eun. Hist. p.251
D.