ἐξορμέω
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
English (LSJ)
A to be out of harbour, run to sea, Lycurg.17, And.1.11, Is. 6.27: metaph., ἐ. ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Aeschin.3.209; ἐ. ἐκ τοῦ νοῦ to be out of one's senses, Paus.3.4.1.
German (Pape)
[Seite 888] außerhalb des Hafens, auf der Rhede liegen, auch auslaufen, in See gehen; νεὼς περὶ τὴν ἀκτὴν ἐξορμούσης (v. l. ἐξορμώσης), Lycurg. 17; vgl. Andoc. 1, 11; Is. 6, 27; ἐκ τῆς πόλεως, fortgehen, Aesch. 3, 299. – Uebertr., ἐκ τοῦ νοῦ, um seinen Verstand kommen, Paus. 3, 4, 1.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐξορμέω: ἐπὶ νεώς, εἶμαι ἢ προεκπλέω ἔξω τοῦ ὅρμου, τῆς νεὼς ἤδη περὶ τὴν ἀκτὴν ἐξορμούσης Λυκοῦργ. 17, πρβλ. Ἀνδοκ. 1. 11, Ἰσαῖον, 59. 7· μεταφ., οὐκ οἰκεῖς, ὡς δοκεῖς, ἐν Πειραιεῖ, ἀλλ’ ἐξορμεῖς ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Αἰσχίν. κατὰ Κτησ. 59, 8· Κλεομένης δὲ ἐξώρμει τὰ πολλὰ ἐκ τοῦ νοῦ, ἐγίνετο ἔξω φρενῶν, Παυσ. 3. 4, 1· πρβλ. ἐκπλέω.
French (Bailly abrégé)
-ῶ :
1 sortir du port, gagner le large;
2 p. ext. sortir en gén.
Étymologie: ἔξορμος.
