ἀπολέγω,
pick out from a number, and so: 1. pick out, choose, τὸ ἄριστον[[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.110, compare 3.14, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 580, 4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 1.5, 3.2] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—frequently in middle, pick out for oneself, τριήκοντα μυριάδας τοῦ στρατοῦ from the army, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.101; ἐκ πάντων 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.9] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἀπολελεγμένοι picked men, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.40; ἀπειλεγμένοι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitum magistro” 8.12.2] Refs 5th c.BC+]. pick out for the purpose of rejecting, τριβόλους[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 576; ἀ. τινὰ ἐκ τῶν δικαστῶν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cat.Mi.” 48. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II later, decline, refuse, ἀ. τὸ χορηλεῖν[[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.63.1; ἀ. περί τινος [prev. author] 4.9.3] Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—middle, decline something offered to one, ἀρχήν[[ [prev. author] “fragment” 16] Refs]; ἱκεσίαν, δέησιν, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Solon” 12, “Cat.Mi.” 2] Refs 1st c.AD+]; renounce, give up, τὰ πρωτεῖα, τὴν νίκην, τὸν βίον, [[ [prev. author] “Luc.” 42, “Nic.” 6, 2.1060d; τὴν ψυχήν LXX.Jonah.4.8: _absolutely_ (i.e. τὸ ζῆν), 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.274] LXX+1st c.AD+]; also, give in, make no resistance, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lycurgus” 22, “Pomp.” 23] Refs 1st c.AD+]:—so in active, lose heart, as present of ἀπεῖπον, τῇ ταλαιπωρίᾳ[[ 6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “de Bello Vandalico” 2.19; ταῖς δυνάμεσι 1st c.AD: Herodotus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 10.5.9. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]