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τὰν ἐπὶ τᾶς → Either with this or on this | Come back victorious or dead

Plutarch, Moralia, 241

Greek Monolingual

ἀλεείνω (Α)
(επικό ρήμα που χρησιμοποιείται μόνο στον ενεστώτα και παρατατικό)
1. αποφεύγω, ξεφεύγω
2. υποχωρώ, οπισθοχωρώ, αποσύρομαι.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἀλεF-εν- (< θ. τών λ. ἀλέα, ἀλέομαι και πρόσφυμα -εν-) με σίγηση του ενδοφωνηεντικού F και επένθεση].