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διατρέπω

diatrepo

turn away, deter from

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διατρέπω · diatrepō — LSJ

turn away, deter from, turn aside from oneʼs purpose, to be confounded, perplexed, to be overawed by, avoid, refuse to face

turn away, deter from a thing, δ. τινὰ τοῦ μὴ . . Id. 5.4.10; τινά τινος Plu. Util. 2.87f; τινὰ πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἀπολιπεῖν Arr. Epict. 1.6.10:—Pass., fut. διατρᾰπήσομαι Epicur. (v. infr.), etc.: aor. διετράπην [ᾰ] D. 25.95, etc.:—turn aside from oneʼs purpose, Epicur.p.xxviii U.; to be confounded or perplexed, Hp. Epid. 5.81, D. l.c., Plb. 3.86.6, al.; ὑπὸ παντὸς δ. καὶ διαρρεῖν D.Chr. 66.19: c. acc., to be overawed by, ὄχλον . ., Epict. Gnom. 65; avoid, refuse to face, τινάς Plu. Vit.pud. 2.532e, etc

II pervert

pervert, Critias Fr. 22 D.

2 overthrow, do away with

overthrow, do away with, ὅρους S.E. P. 2.212:—Pass., ib. 194, al.

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