ἐκφεύγω (ekpheugo)

Where it lives

Susanna (LXX) 1 · 13.09/10k
Epistula Jeremiae 1 · 7.94/10k
On the Scrutiny of Evandros 1 · 7.25/10k
On the Peace 1 · 6.89/10k
1 Thessalonians 1 · 6.88/10k
Acharnians 4 · 5.63/10k
Against Simon 1 · 4.59/10k
Third Olynthiac 1 · 4.25/10k
Suppliant Maidens 2 · 4.15/10k
Phoenissae 4 · 4.14/10k
Hebrews 2 · 3.98/10k
Seven Against Thebes 2 · 3.97/10k

Densest 12 of 87 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἐκ-φεύγω · ek-pheugō — LSJ

flee out, away, escape

flee out or away, escape: abs., ἐκφυγέειν μεμαώς Od. 19.231, cf. A. Pers. 510, etc.; φεύγων ἐκφεύγειν Hdt. 5.95.

b to be acquitted

of persons accused, to be acquitted, Ar. V. 157.

2 escape out of

c. gen., escape out of, ἐξέφυγον πολιῆς ἁλὸς ἤπειρόνδε Od. 23.236; νούσου Epigr.Gr. 1041.9; of things, βέλος ἔκφυγε χειρός Il. 5.18: with Prep., ματρὸς ἐκ κόλπων APl. 16.182 (Leon.).

3 escape

c. acc., escape, ἐξ αὖ νῦν ἔφυγες θάνατον Il. 11.362; κῆρας Od. 4.512; κακότητα 5.414; θανάτοιο τέλος Archil. 6; νοῦσον Hdt. 1.25; Σκύθας Id. 6.40; τὴν πεπρωμένην A. Pr. 518; τὰν θεῶν νέμεσιν S. Ph. 518 (lyr.), etc.

b to have escaped, to be beyond

simply, to have escaped, to be beyond, οὐ πολλὰ ἐκφεύγεις παιδιὰς ἔτη Pl. Plt. 268e.

c escape, escape

of things, ἐκπεφεύγασιν γάμοι με E. Hel. 1622; ἐκφύγοι τὰ πράγματʼ αὐτόν D. 18.33, cf. 19.123; ἐ. τὰς αἰσθήσεις escape oneʼs sense, Arist. Fr. 208; also, escape oneʼs lips, Pl. Ly. 213d: abs., ἐκφεύγει τἀμελούμενον S. OT 111, cf. Arist. Metaph. 1090b21.

d free from

ἐκφεύγοντες τὴν χιόνα τόποι places free from snow, Plb. 3.55.7.

e emerge, become visible

Astron., of stars, emerge from the Sunʼs rays, become visible, Autol. 1.9, Gem. 13.9, etc.

f pass over, omit

pass over, omit, Apollon.Cit. 1.

4 will not admit of

c. inf. (with or without Art.), Pl. Sph. 235b; οὐκ ἐκφεύγει μὴ οὐκ εἶναι . . Id. Phdr. 277e; τὸ μὴ ἕτερα εἶναι Id. Prm. 147a; ἐ. τὸ ἀποθανεῖν Id. Ap. 39a; μικρὸν ἐξέφυγε μὴ καταπετρωθῆναι X. An. 1.3.2; ἐκφεύξεται τὰ δύο will not admit of duality, Plot. 3.8.9.

In the wild

ἐκφυγεῖν · ekphygein Aeschylus, Agamemnon 902
ἐκπέφευγεν · ekpepheugen Aeschylus, Eumenides 752
ἐκφυγεῖν · ekphygein Aeschylus, Persians 564–567
ἐκφυγόντες · ekphygontes Aeschylus, Persians 508–510
ἐκφύγοι · ekphygoi Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 518
ἐκφυγγάνω · ekphynganō Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 524–525

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Where it came from

Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. φεύγω (scan p. 1615; entry #6368).
Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. φεύγω (scan p. 1211; entry #8427).
Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. φεύγω (scan pp. 1977-1979; entry #5921).

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