elude
From LSJ
αὐτόχειρες οὔτε τῶν ἀγαθῶν οὔτε τῶν κακῶν γίγνονται τῶν συμβαινόντων αὐτοῖς → for not with their own hands do they deal out the blessings and curses that befall us
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
escape notice of: P. and V. λανθάνειν (acc.), V. λήθειν (acc.).
evade: P. διακρούεσθαι, ἐκκρούειν, Ar. and P. διαδύεσθαι.
escape: P. and V. φεύγω, φεύγειν, ἐκφεύγειν, διαφεύγειν, ὑπεκφεύγειν; see escape.
steal a march on: P. and V. παρέρχεσθαι (acc.).
slip out of: P. and V. ἐκδύεσθαι (gen.), V. ὑπεκδύεσθαι (acc.) (Euripides, Cyclops).
Philip was in fear lest his object should elude him: P. ἦν ὁ Φίλιππος ἐν φόβῳ μὴ ἐκφύγοι τὰ πράγματα αὐτόν (Dem. 236).
