ἐκτρέπω

English (LSJ)

Ion. ἐκ-τράπω [ᾰ],

   A turn out of the course, turn aside, τοῦ ποταμοῦ τὸ ῥέεθρον Hdt.1.186, cf. 2.11, Th.5.65; μηδ' εἰς Ἑλένην κότον ἐκτρέψῃς A.Ag.1464 (lyr.), cf. Th.628 (lyr.); τὸ δυστυχὲς δὲ τοῦτ' ἐς ἄλλον ἐκτρέπει E.Supp.483; ἑαυτοῦ μιαρίαν εἴς τινα ἐ. Antipho 2.3.9; ἐ. [τινὰ] πρὸς ποίμνας S.Aj.53:—Pass. and Med., turn off o<*> aside, ἐκτραπέσθαι ὁδὸν μακροτέρην Hdt.1.104: abs., Id.2.80, X.HG7.4.22, etc.: c. gen., turn aside from, τοῦ πρόσθεν λόγου S.OT851; also ἐ. ἐκ . . Hdt.1.75; ἀπὸ . . ἐπί . . Pl.Sph.222a; πόθεν δεῦρο ἐξετραπόμεθα Id.R.543c.    2 turn a person off the road, order him out of the way, S.OT806:—Pass. (fut. -τραπήσομαι Luc.Herm.86) and Med., ἐκτρέπεσθαί τινα get out of one's way, D.19.225, cf. Ar.Pl.837, Luc.Tim. 5; avoid, τὸν ἔλεγχον Plb.35.4.14; τὴν φιλοσοφίαν Jul.Or.7.223d: c. inf., ὀφθῆναι AP10.56.10 (Pall.): abs., cj. in S.OC1541.    3 τὴν δρῶσαν ἐ. prevent her from acting, Id.El.350.    4 ἀσπίδας θύρσοις ἐ. turn shields and flee before the thyrsus, E.Ba.799.    II Med., turn away, φίλους Democr.101; also ἐκτρέπεσθαι τὰ ἐντὸς ἐκτός turns itself inside out, Arist.HA621a7.    III Medic. in Pass., to be diverted or everted, Hp.Steril.213, Off.14, Dsc.2.15 (perh. to be put out of joint, Ep.Hebr.12.13, Hippiatr.26).    IV turn or change, εἴς ἄσπορον PRyl.133.22 (i A.D.), cf. Ael.NA14.28:—Pass., εἰς ὀλιγαρχίαν ἐκτραπῆναι Plb.6.4.9; ὑπ' ἀγεννείας εἰς μέμψεις Arr. Epict.1.6.42.    V Pass., to be brought to birth, Astrol. t.t., Vett. Val.50.27, al.