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G00556

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

ἀπελαύνω

Etym. ἀπελάω

I. "to drive away, expel from" a place, τινὰ δόμων, πόλεως, Eur., etc.; ἀπὸ τόπου Xen.: ἀπ. τινά "to drive away, banish, expel", Soph., Xen.

2. ἀπ. στρατιήν "to lead away" an army, Hdt.: then absol. "to march or go away, depart", id=Hdt.; (sub. ἵππον) "to ride away", Xen.

II. Pass. "to be driven away", Hdt., attic:— "to be excluded from" a thing, Hdt., etc.