ἐλεφαίρομαι

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πάλιν δ' ὅ γε λάζετο μῦθον → he took back his speech, he retracted his speech, he altered his speech

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Transliteration A: elephaíromai Transliteration B: elephairomai Transliteration C: elefairomai Beta Code: e)lefai/romai

English (LSJ)

old Ep. Verb, perh. connected with ὀλοφώϊος (q. v.),

   A cheat with empty hopes, said of the false dreams that come through the ivory gate (with play on ἐλέφας, cf. κραίνω), οἱ μέν κ' ἔλθωσι διὰ πριστοῦ ἐλέφαντος, οἵ ἐλεφαίρονται Od.19.565: generally, cheat, overreach, ἐλεφηράμενος . . Τυδεΐδην Il.23.388.    II of the Nemean lion, ἐλεφαίρετο φῦλ' ἀνθρώπων he used to destroy them, Hes.Th.330. (Act. only in Hsch., who also has aor. 1 ἐλεφῆραι· ἀπατῆσαι.)