ἀντὶ λέοντος πίθηκον γίγνεσθαι → become a monkey instead of a lion
conjure away: P. and V. ἐξεπᾴδειν.
put out of the way: P. and V. ἀφανίζω, ἀφανίζειν, ὑπεξαιρεῖν.
