ἀνθαιρ-έομαι,
choose one person or thing instead of another, τὸ δ᾽ εὐσεβὲς τῆς δυσσεβείας ἀνθελοῦ[[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 311; ἄλλους ἀ. ἀντὶ τούτων “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2715.11 (from Stratonicea)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; στρατηγοὺς ἔπαυσαν.. καὶ ἄλλους ἀνθείλοντο[[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.103, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.2.13, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 765d; τὰν εὔδοξον ἀ. φήμαν ] Refs 5th c.BC+]prefer, choose rather, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 773 (Lyric poetry). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II dispute, lay claim to, οὐδεὶς στέφανον ἀνθαιρήσεται[[ [prev. author] “Hec.” 660.] Refs]