ἐκπηδ-άω · ekpēd-aō — LSJ
leap out
leap out, ἐς τὴν θάλασσαν Hdt. 8.118 (v.l. ἐκπηδέειν, cf. 1.24); ἐπί τινα Lys. 3.12.
2 make a sally, escape
make a sally, X. An. 7.4.16, App. l.c.; ἐκ τῆς ἐνέδρας Hell.Oxy. 16.2; escape, ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Men. Per.Fr. 3, cf. Wilcken Chr. 1 ii 13 (iii B. C.), Plb. 1.43.1 : metaph., ἐ. ἐκ τῶν τεχνῶν εἰς τὴν φιλοσοφίαν Pl. R. 495d.
3 leap up, start, throb
leap up, start, εὕδουσαν ἐ. S. Tr. 175; τοῦ ὕπνου Philostr. VA 2.36; throb, of the heart, Aristaenet. 2.5; λόγος ἐ. τοῦ στόματος ib. 10.
II start out of place
start out of place, σπόνδυλος ἐ. Hp. Art. 46.