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ἀποδιοπομπέομαι

ἀποδιοπομπέομαι, to avert threatened evils by offerings to Zeus, to conjure away

ἀποδιοπομπ-έομαι, fut. -ήσομαι (in pass. sense, Themist. Ep. 4.5; act. form in Eust. 1935.12):—
  • escort out of the city the δῖον κῴδιον (v. κῴδιον): hence generally, conjure away, Pl. Cra. 396e, Onos. 5, Ph. 1.239, Lib. Decl. 15.34; μετʼ εὐπρεπείας τοὺς φιλοσόφους ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Plu. Cat.Ma. 22; τινὰς τοῦδε τοῦ γράμματος Gal. Thras. 37.
      • 2 generally, set aside, waive, τὸ προβληθέν Ath. 9.401b, cf. Theo Sm. p.200 H.
    • II καθήρασθαι καὶ ἀ. τὸν οἶκον free it from pollution, Pl. Lg. 877e; πόλιν καθαίρειν καὶ ἀ. Lys. 6.53.

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