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ἐκ-κλίνω

ekklino

bend out of the regular line, bend outwards

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What it meant

ἐκ-κλίνω · ek-klinō — LSJ

bend out of the regular line, bend outwards, away, change the form of

bend out of the regular line, bend outwards or away, opp. ἐγκλίνω, Hp. Art. 38 (s.v.l.); change the form of a word, Pl. Cra. 404d.

2 dislocate

dislocate, Hp. Art. 7 (Pass.).

3 embezzle

embezzle, Dionys.Com. 3.10.

4 pervert

pervert, δικαιώματα LXX 1 Ki. 8.3.

II turn away, give ground, retire, give way, fall from its place

intr., turn away, ἀπό τινος Th. 5.73, LXX Nu. 22.32(33); ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ ib. 23; ἐκ νόμου θεοῦ ib. Jb. 34.27 : abs., give ground, retire, X. Cyr. 1.4.23; give way, fall from its place, Id. Cyn. 6.10.

2 avoid, shun

c. acc., avoid, shun, ἐ. τι καὶ μὴ πράττειν Pl. Lg. 746c; ἐπερχόμενον ἐ. νέφος Demad. 15; τὴν τῶν θηρίων ἔφοδον Plb. 1.34.4; στρατείαν Id. 5.42.4, etc.:—Pass., Epict. Ench. 2.

3 turn away, aside towards, decline, visit

with Prep., turn away or aside towards, κατά τι X. Cyr. 7.1.30; ἐπὶ τὰς ἔξω οἰκίας BGU 1215.9 (iii B.C.); ἐ. εἰς δῆμον, εἰς ὀλιγαρχίαν, decline into a democracy or oligarchy, Arist. Pol. 1273a5; πρός τινα visit a person on oneʼs journey, LXX Ge. 19.3.

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