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swerve

swerve
subs.
P. and V. ἐκτροπή, ἡ.
swerve
v. intrans.
Turn aside:
P. and V. ἀ̆ποτρέπεσθαι, ἐκτρέπεσθαι, P. παρατρέπεσθαι, ἐκκλίνειν.
Wander:
P. and V. πλᾰνᾶσθαι.
Swerve from a purpose:
P. and V. ἀ̆φίστασθαι (gen.), ἐξίστασθαι (gen.).
Had not my mind swerved from its purpose:
V. εἰ μὴ . . . φρένες . . . γνώμης ἀπῇξαν (ἀπᾴσσειν) (Soph. Aj. 447).
Swerve from the direction of its true course
(of a javelin): P. ἔξω τῶν ὅρων τῆς αὑτοῦ πορείας ἐκφέρεσθαι (Antipho. 121).

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