αφήκω

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ξένῳ δὲ σιγᾶν κρεῖττον ἢ κεκραγέναι → it's better for a stranger to keep silence than to shout (Menander)

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Greek Monolingual

ἀφήκω (Α)
1. φθάνω, καταλήγω κάπου
2. φεύγω, απομακρύνομαι.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < αφ- (< απο-) + ήκω «έχω φθάσει» (πρβλ. ανήκω)].