ἐξαιρεῖν

From LSJ

ἀντὶ λέοντος πίθηκον γίγνεσθαι → become a monkey instead of a lion

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also ἐξαιρέω): choose, disarm, except, remove, select, clear away, keep apart, pick out, single out, take away