ἐξέρπω
μή μοι θεοὺς καλοῦσα βουλεύου κακῶς· πειθαρχία γάρ ἐστι τῆς εὐπραξίας μήτηρ, γυνὴ Σωτῆρος· ὦδ᾽ ἔχει λόγος → When you invoke the gods, do not be ill-advised. For Obedience is the mother of Success, wife of Salvation—as the saying goes.
English (LSJ)
aor.
A ἐξείρπῠσα Arist.HA599a26, Aret.SD2.13:—creep out of, ἔκ τινος Ar.Nu.710. 2 abs., creep out or forth, of a lame man, S.Ph.294; εἴ τις ἐξέρποι θύραζε Ar.Eq.607; of insects, Arist.HA 550a5, 599a26. II generally, go out, Hp.Vict.1.24; go forth, of an army or general, οὐ ταχὺ ἐξέρπει X.An.7.1.8, cf. Chiloap.D.L.1.73. 2 go away, ὑγιὴς ἐξῆρπε IG4.951.97 (Epid.). III trans., make to come forth, produce, βατράχους LXXPs.104(105).30.
German (Pape)
[Seite 878] dasselbe, hervorkriechen, herausschleichen, vom hinkenden Philoktet, Soph. Phil. 294; ἐκ τοῦ σκίμποδος, von den Wanzen, Ar. Nubb. 709; vom Heere, οὐ ταχὺ ἐξέρπει, es rückt langsam aus, schleicht nur so, Xen. An. 7, 1, 8. – Uebh. hervorkommen, Chilo bei D. L. 1, 73. – Bei Sp. auch trans., hervorbringen.
