repudiate
Οὕτως ἔδειξέν μοι κύριος καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐπιγονὴ ἀκρίδων ἐρχομένη ἑωθινή, καὶ ἰδοὺ βροῦχος εἷς Γωγ ὁ βασιλεύς (Amos 7:1) → Thus the Lord showed me and look, early-morning offspring of locusts coming, and look, one locust-larva: Gog the king.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Disclaim: P. and V. ἀπαξιοῦν (Eur., El. 256). Disown: P. and V. ἀπειπεῖν, ἀναίνεσθαι (Dem. and Plat. but rare P.), V. ἀπεύχεσθαι (Aesch., Eum 608). Reject: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.), παρωθεῖν (or mid.), διωθεῖσθαι, Ar. and V. ἀποπτύειν. Stand aloof from: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), ἐξίστασθαι (gen.). Disinherit: P. ἀποκηρύσσειν. Deny: P. and V. ἀρνεῖσθαι, ἀπαρνεῖσθαι, ἐξαρνεῖσθαι, V. καταρνεῖσθαι. Repudiate a debt: P. ἐξαρνεῖσθαι (Plat., Rep. 465C). He repudiates the contract he swore to Athenodorus to observe: P. ἃς ὤμοσε πρὸς τὸν Ἀθηνόδωρον συνθήκας ἔξαρνος γίγνεται (Dem. 677). Nothing will prevent all contracts from being repudiated: P. οὐδὲν κωλύσει ἅπαντα τὰ συμβόλαια διαλύεσθαι (Dem. 1297).
