Ἀλύξαι

to shun, to escape

Translated by Jennifer Benedict8 Jun 2000Vetting: high3 revisions

7 words

[Meaning] to flee; or to scrape away.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀλύξαι· ἐκφυγεῖν· ἢ καταξύσαι.

Betacode

*)alu/cai: e)kfugei=n: h)\ katacu/sai.

Same or similar entry in other lexica. The headword is the aorist active infinitive of the verb a)lu/skw (which can be used either transitively or intransitively). Latte on Hesychius s.v. identifies the source as Homer, Iliad 8.243; there are other possibilities, in Homer and elsewhere.

Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Jun 2015

14 Jun 2015Revised — David Whitehead
11 Feb 2012expanded note; another keyword; typo and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
4 Jul 2002added note and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
8 Jun 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict