διακλέπτω · diakleptō — LSJ
steal at different times, the number stolen, and dispersed, steal away
steal at different times, ὅσα δὲ διακέκλεπται D. 27.12; τὸ δὲ διακλαπὲν πολύ the number stolen [by the soldiers] and dispersed was great, Th. 7.85, cf. Plu. Nic. 27:—Med., steal away, LXX 2 Ki. 19.3(4).
II keep alive, save by stealth
keep alive or save by stealth, τινά Hdt. 1.38; ἑαυτήν Plu. Sull. 22.
III evade, disguise, pass in evasion of duty
evade, τῇ ἀπολογίᾳ δ. τὴν κατηγορίαν Lys. 26.3; δ. τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ λόγοις τὴν ἀλήθειαν D. 29.5; disguise, τῇ χάριτι τῆς συνθέσεως τὴν ἀνάγκην D.H. Comp. 18; pass in evasion of duty, τὸν λοιπὸν χρόνον τῆς ὑπατείας Id. 10.54.