περισπάω
Infl. fut. -σπάσω
I. "to draw off from around, to strip off":—Mid. "to strip oneself of", τὴν τιάραν Xen.
2. "to strip bare", Eur.
II. "to draw round, wheel about", of an army, Polyb.: of a horse's bit, οὐ πάνυ π. "not pulling" it violently "round", Luc.:—Mid., περισπώμενος τὰς ὄψεις "turning about one's" eyes, id=Luc.
III. "to draw off or away", Arist.:—Pass. "to be distracted or engaged in business", περί τι NTest.