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ἐκπεράω

ekperao

go out over, pass beyond

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ἐκπεράω · ekperaō — LSJ

go out over, pass beyond, go through

go out over, pass beyond, λαῖτμα μέγʼ ἐκπερόωσιν Od. 7.35; ἥ τʼ ἐκπεράᾳ μέγα λαῖτμα 9.323; χθόνα A. Pr. 713; αὐλῶνα ib. 731; χέρσον καὶ θάλασσαν Id. Eu. 240; ἐ. βίον go through life, E. IA 18 (anap.); ὀγδώκοντʼ ἔτεα AP 6.226 (Leon.); κῦμα συμφορᾶς E. Hipp. 824.

2 pass through, pierce, go forth

abs., of an arrow, pass through, pierce, ὀϊστὸς ἀντικρὺ..ὑπʼ ὀστέον ἐξεπέρησεν Il. 13.652, cf. 16.346, etc.; of persons, go forth, X. Cyn. 6.18; Ἀθήνας to Athens, Eub. 10.5.

3 go, come out of

c. gen., go or come out of, μελάθρων E. Cyc. 512 (lyr.).

4 transgress

transgress, ἐσπερᾶσαι πὰρ ἃν λέγῃ ἱεροθύτας IG 5(2).6 (Tegea, iv B.C.).

II carry out, away

carry out or away, LXX Nu. 11.31.

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