Dictionary entry

ἐλαύνω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐλαύνω

[in LXX: Is 41:7 (הָלַם) 33:21 (שַׁיִט), etc.;]

to drive: of the wind, Ja 3:4, II Pe 2:17; of sailors rowing or sailing a boat, Mk 6:48, Jo 6:19; of demons, Lk 8:29 (cf. ἀπ-, συν-ελαύνω).†