Dictionary entry

G01624

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

ἐκτρέπω

Infl. ionic -τράπω

Infl. fut. ψω

1. "to turn out of the course, to turn aside", c. acc., Hdt., attic:—Pass. and Mid., c. gen. "to turn aside from", Soph.: absol. "to turn aside", Hdt., Xen.

2. "to turn" a person "off the road, order" him "out of the way", Soph.:—Pass. and Mid., ἐκτρέπεσθαί τινα "to get out of" one's "way, avoid" him, Dem.

3. τὴν δρῶσαν ἐκτρέπειν "to prevent" her from acting, Soph.

4. ἀσπίδας θύρσοις ἐκτρ. "to turn" shields "and flee before" the thyrsus, Eur.