παρεκλέγω

English (LSJ)

   A collect covertly, π. τὰ κοινά embezzle the public moneys, D.19.294, cf.Ph.2.575, D.C.54.21, 76.7.    2 of birds, collect food here and there, ὅ τι ἂν τύχῃ παρεκλέγων Ael.NA8.25, cf.17.16.    3 seek to acquire, τὸ τῆς δόξης ἀθάνατον Eun.Hist.p.251 D.