ἀπωθέομαι

From LSJ

ὕπνος δεινὸν ἀνθρώποις κακόνsleep is a terrible evil for humans (Menander, Sententiae monostichoi 1.523)

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English (Strong)

or apothomai from ἀπό and the middle voice of otheo or otho (to shove); to push off, figuratively, to reject: cast away, put away (from), thrust away (from).