λύχνον μεθ' ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ → he lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, I am looking for a man
or apothomai from ἀπό and the middle voice of otheo or otho (to shove); to push off, figuratively, to reject: cast away, put away (from), thrust away (from).