ῥύομαι
I. "to draw to oneself", i. e. "draw out of danger, to rescue, save, deliver", Hom., Hes., etc.; ῥ. τινα ὑπὲκ θανάτου, ὑπὲκ κακοῦ "to save" from.., Hom.;—so c. gen., ῥ. τινα τοῦ μὴ κατακαυθῆναι Hdt.; or c. inf. alone, ῥ. τινα θανεῖν or μὴ κατθανεῖν Eur.: also, "to save from an illness, cure", Hdt.: "to set free, redeem", Il.; ἐκ δουλοσύνης Hdt.
II. generally, "to shield, guard, protect", of guardian gods, chiefs, etc., Il. etc.:—of defensive armour, id=Il.
2. Soph. has ῥῦσαι in a double sense, ῥῦσαι σεαυτὸν.., ῥῦσαι δὲ μίασμα τοῦ τεθνηκότος "deliver" thyself,—and "deliver" us "from" the pollution; so, ῥ. τὰς αἰτίας "to remove" the charges, Thuc.
III. "to draw back, to hold back, check", Od., Pind.
IV. "to keep off", Pind.