ἐξέρπω
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
English (LSJ)
aor.
A ἐξείρπῠσα Arist.HA599a26, Aret.SD2.13:—creep out of, ἔκ τινος Ar.Nu.710. 2 abs., creep out or forth, of a lame man, S.Ph.294; εἴ τις ἐξέρποι θύραζε Ar.Eq.607; of insects, Arist.HA 550a5, 599a26. II generally, go out, Hp.Vict.1.24; go forth, of an army or general, οὐ ταχὺ ἐξέρπει X.An.7.1.8, cf. Chiloap.D.L.1.73. 2 go away, ὑγιὴς ἐξῆρπε IG4.951.97 (Epid.). III trans., make to come forth, produce, βατράχους LXXPs.104(105).30.
German (Pape)
[Seite 878] dasselbe, hervorkriechen, herausschleichen, vom hinkenden Philoktet, Soph. Phil. 294; ἐκ τοῦ σκίμποδος, von den Wanzen, Ar. Nubb. 709; vom Heere, οὐ ταχὺ ἐξέρπει, es rückt langsam aus, schleicht nur so, Xen. An. 7, 1, 8. – Uebh. hervorkommen, Chilo bei D. L. 1, 73. – Bei Sp. auch trans., hervorbringen.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐξέρπω: ἀόρ. ἐξείρπῠσα Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 8. 14, 2: ― ἕρπω ἔξω ἔκ τινος, Ἀριστοφ. Νεφ. 710. 2) ἀπολ., ἕρπω ἔξω, ἐπὶ χωλοῦ ἀνθρώπου, Σοφ. Φιλ. 294· εἴ τις ἐξέρπει θύραζε Ἀριστοφ. Ἱππ. 607· ἐπὶ ἐντόμων, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 5. 18, 3., 8. 14, 2· ἐπὶ στρατεύματος, οὐ ταχὺ ἐξέρπει Ξεν. Ἀν. 7. 1, 8· φεύγω κρυφίως εἰς ἄλλον τόπον, ὡς αὐτὸς καὶ ἐξέρποις Χείλων παρὰ Διογ. Λ. 1. 73. ΙΙ. μεταβ., κάμνω νὰ ἑρπύσῃ τι ἔξω, ἐξάγω, ἐξῆρψεν ἡ γῆ αὐτῶν βατράχους Ἑβδ. (Ψαλμ. ΡΔ΄, 30), ἀντὶ ἐξεῖρψεν (μεταγεν. ἀόρ. ἀντὶ τοῦ δοκίμου ἐξείρπυσεν).
