attaining his aim, ἑκηβόλος, Dor. ἑκᾱβόλος,ον, (ἑκών, βάλλω) A. attaining his aim,epith. of Apollo, Il. 1.14 , al. ; alsoἙκηβόλοςalone, ib. 96 , h.Ap. 45 , Pi. Pae. 9.38 , al. ; of Artemis, S. Fr. 4
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attaining his aim, ἑκηβόλος, Dor. ἑκᾱβόλος,ον, (ἑκών, βάλλω) A. attaining his aim,epith. of Apollo, Il. 1.14 , al. ; alsoἙκηβόλοςalone, ib. 96 , h.Ap. 45 , Pi. Pae. 9.38 , al. ; of Artemis, S. Fr. 4
by the will of, by means of, by virtue of, ἕκητι, Dor. ἕκᾱτι(so always used by Trag., as E. Or. 26 ,al.) : prob. an old case-form, used adverbially, but always with a gen., which usually precedes, A
burn out, ἐκκαίω, Att. ἐκκάω,fut. -καύσω:aor.I A. ἐξέκαυσα Hdt. 4.134 , butpart. ἐκκέαντες E. Rh. 97 :—burn out, τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς τινος Hdt. 7.18 ; τὸ φῶς Κύκλωπος E. Cyc. 633 , cf. 657 (an
be enflamed ἐκκαίω, Attic dialect ἐκκάω, future -καύσω: aorist I ἐξέκαυσα [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.134 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], but participle ἐκκέαντες [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus”
to turn from ἐκ-κλίνω[ῑ], bend out of the regular line, bend outwards or away, opposed to ἐγκλίνω, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 38 (assuming variant) ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; chan
carry ἐκκομ-ίζω, A. carryorbring out, Hdt. 1.34 , 3.24 , E. Tr. 294 ; esp. to a place of safety, Hdt. 1.160 , 3.122 , Th. 2.6 ;ἐκκομίζειν τινὰ ἐκ τοῦ μέλλοντος γίνεσθαι πρήγματος to keephimoutof tro
to carry out ἐκκομ-ίζω, carry or bring out, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.34, 3.24, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 294 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially to a place of safety, [[ 5th c.BC: H
cut out, knock out, ἐκκόπτ-ω, A. cut out, knock out, τοὺς γομφίους Phryn.Com. 68 ; τῶν ἑρπετῶν ἐξέκοψε τὸ φθέγμα Call. Iamb. 1.163 :— Pass. ,ἢν..τωφθαλμὼ' κκοπῇς haveyour eyesknocked out, Ar. A
to prevent ἐκκόπτ-ω, cut out, knock out, τοὺς γομφίους [[ 5th c.BC: Phrynichus Comicus 68; τῶν ἑρπετῶν ἐξέκοψε τὸ φθέγμα 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Iambi” 1.163:] Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, ἢν..τωφ
receive from ἐκλαμβάνω,fut. A. -λήψομαι Isoc. 12.194 :—receive fromothers,ἀριστεῖ' ἐκλαβὼν στρατεύματος having receivedthe meed of valourfromthem, S. Ph. 1429 ;ἐ. νόμους to acceptlawsfromanother,
to take out of ἐκλαμβάνω, future -λήψομαι[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.194 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—receive from others, ἀριστεῖ᾽ ἐκλαβὼν στρατεύματος having received the meed of valour from them, [
end ἔκλειψις, εως, ἡ, (ἐκλείπω) abandonment, νεῶν, πολίων, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.25, 7.37; τῆς πατρίδος 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 41.13. ] Refs 5th c.BC+] __II (from intrans
select ἐκ-λεκτός, -ή, -όν (ἐκλέγω), [in LXX for בָּחַר (so prob. in Isa.28:16, Pro.17:3, for MT בָּחַן), בָּרִיא, etc. ;] __1. choice, select (cl., rarely; Thuc., Plat., al.), hence, eminent: Rom.16
feebleness ἔκλῠσις, εως, ἡ, release, deliverance from a thing, ἀφροσύνης [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 590 (= 6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 13.70); ἄθλων 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinc
release, deliverance from ἔκλῠσις,εως,ἡ, A. release, deliverance froma thing, ἀφροσύνης Thgn. 590 (= Sol. 13.70 ); ἄθλων A. Pr. 264 ; τοῦδε τοῦ νοσήματος S. OT 306 ; δεσμοῦ Theoc. 24.33 ; Ἀί̈
easy to let go, light, buoyant, ἔκλῠτ-ος,ον, A. easy to let go, light, buoyant,of missiles, E. Andr. 1133 . II. let loose, unbridled, ἵμεροι Ti.Locr. 102e ;lascivious, φιλήματα Lyd. Mag. 3.65
set free, ἐκλύω[ῡ, A. v. λύω ],set free, πόνων fromlabours, A. Pr. 328 ;release, ὕδατα PTeb. 49.6 (ii B. C.):— Pass. ,to be set free, ἐκλέλυμαι πόθου Thgn. 1339 ; ἐκ δεσμῶν Pl. Phd. 67d :— M
to faint ἐκλύω [ῡ, see at {λύω}], set free, πόνων from labours, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 328 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; release, ὕδατα [[ “PTeb.” 49.6 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.B
to drive mad ἐκμαίνω, drive mad with passion, ἐκμήνας θυμὸν ἔρωτι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epigrammata - PLG” 7.6, compare 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 5.91 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπί
wipe off, wipe away, ἐκμάσσω, Att. ἐκμαρτῠ́ρ-ττω,pf. ἐκμέμᾰχα(ἐκμάρτῠρ-καcodd.) cj. in D.H. Dem. 4 :aor. 2 Pass. -εμάγην [ᾰ] Pl. Tht. 191d ; alsoaor.Ipart. A. ἐκμαχθείς Hsch. :—wipe off, wipe
to wipe off ἐκμάσσω, Attic dialect ἐκμάττω, perfect ἐκμέμᾰχα (ἐκμέμα-κα codices) conjecture in [[ 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Demosthene” 4: ] Refs 1st c.BC+]aorist 2 passive -εμάγην [ᾰ]
of six months, half-yearly, ἕκμηνος,ον, A. of six months, half-yearly, ἑκμήνους χρόνους(Pors. forἐμμήνους) S. OT 1137 ; βίος Arist. HA 558a17 :Subst. ἕκμηνος,ὁ, half-year, ἐντὸς ἑκμήνου Pl. Lg. 9
to withdraw ἐκνεύω, aorist ἐξένευσα, turn the head out of its natural position, of a horse, ἐ. ἄνω to toss the head, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 5.4 ] Refs 5th c.BC+];
to wake up ἐκνήφω, future -ψω[[ LXX.Gen.9.24 ] LXX]:—sleep off a drunken fit, become sober again, [same place], Hippoloch. cited in [[ 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 4.130b, “Anthologia Graeca” 5