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ἐκνεύω

ἐκνεύω, to turn the head aside

ἐκνεύω, aor. ἐξένευσα,
  • turn the head out of its natural position, of a horse, ἐ. ἄνω to toss the head, X. Eq. 5.4; τῇ κεφαλῇ ἐκνεύσας by a side-movement with the head, of the wild boar, Id. Cyn. 10.12, cf. LXX 4 Ki. 23.16.
      • 2 c. acc., shun, avoid, Phld. Sign. 27, Ph. 1.146, Orph. A. 458; ξίφος Hegesias ap. D.H. Comp. 18; πληγήν D.S. 17.100.
    • II fall headlong, εἰς θάνατον E. Ph. 1268; ἐ. πρός τι to turn aside, Ph. 1.297: c. gen., τῶν παρόντων Plot. 6.7.34.
    • III motion away, ἐξένευσʼ ἀποστῆναι πρόσω E. IT 1330.

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