ὑπεξαιρέω

English (LSJ)

   A take away from below or gradually, αἷμ' ὑ. τῶν κτανόντων drain away their blood, S.El.1420 (lyr.); ἀντλεῖν καὶ ὑ. τὴν θάλατταν Plu.2.127c: Medic., βραχύ τι προστίθει ἢ ὑπεξαίρει take away (from the dose), Alex.Trall.Febr.7.    2 make away with, destroy secretly or gradually, τινας Pl.R.567b; ὄλβον δωμάτων -ελών E.Hipp.633; ὑ. τινὶ τὰ δεινά set him quit of all danger, Th.4.83; κεἰ μὲν φοβεῖται τοὐπίκλημ' ὑπεξελεῖν (-ελὼν codd.), αὐτὸς καθ' αὑτοῦ [σημαινέτω] and even if he fears [thus] to do away with the accusation, let him give evidence himself against himself, S.OT227 (other explanations are given in Jebb's commentary):— Pass., to be made away with, ἐπιτήδειοι ὑπεξαιρεθῆναι Th.8.70; τούτων ὑπεξαραιρημένων these being out of the question, Hdt.7.8.γ.    II Med., take out privily for oneself, steal away, ὑπὲκ μήλων αἱρεύμενοι (sc. ἄρνας, ἐρίφους) Il.16.353; steal, τὴν τιμὴν τοῦ σίτου Ph.2.71.    b remove for one's own advantage, γεωργὸς . . τὴν ἀλλοτρίαν ὑπεξελόμενος ὕλην τότε σπείρει Sor.1.40.    2 put aside, except, exclude, τὴν πρώτην ἡμέραν Ph.1.3; κατηγορήσειν ἕνα . . ὑπεξελόμενος δι' οἰκειότητα Plu.Cat.Mi.21; τὰ δόγματα Arr.Epict.4.7.35; exempt, τινὰ τῆς ὕβρεως Ph.2.328; οὐδεμίαν ὑ. πρόφασιν making no exception, Theopomp. Hist.118: hence in Rhet., Alex.Fig.1.7 (and in Act., Zonae. Fig.5p.162S.).    3 remove, Pl.Tht.151c; τὸ ἄλγημα Sch.Epicur. Sent.29:—Pass., Diog.Oen.29.    4 reserve, put aside in safety, ἰδίων τι κτημάτων D.19.78:—Pass., χῶραι ὑπεξειρημέναι (sic) reserved, IG7.413.20, al. (Oropus, i B.C.); to be excluded, excepted, Gal.16.528, PLond.5.1708.159 (vi A. D.).