ἐκτός
Etym. ἐκ
I. "outside", opp. to ἐντός:
1. as prep. with gen. "outside, out of, far from", c. gen., Hom.: "outside of, free from", Hdt., attic; ἐκτὸς ἐλπίδος "beyond" hope, Lat. praeter spem, Soph.
2. of Time, "beyond", Hdt.
3. "except", ἐκτὸς ὀλίγων Xen.
II. absol., τὰ ἐκτός "external things", Eur.
III. with Verbs of motion, ῥίπτειν ἐκτός to throw "out", Soph., etc.