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ἐκποδών

ekpodon

out of the way, away, far

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Where it lives

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What it meant

1. ἐκποδών · ekpodōn — Beekes

ἐκποδών [adv.] ‘out of the way, away, far’ (IA). *ETYM From ἐκ ποδῶν with a shift of accent (Schwyzer: 389 and 625). Cf. » ἐμποδών. — [Beekes, s.v. ἐκποδών, p. 445]

2. ἐκποδών · ekpodōn — Frisk

ἐκποδών “aus dem Wege, fort, fern’ (ion. att.). Zusammenrückung aus ἔκ ποδῶν mit Akzentverschiebung (Schwyzer 3895 und 625: 12; ältere Lit. bei Βα). Vgl. ἐμποδών. €xtixög “die ἕξις, d.h. den Zustand, die Körperbeschaffenheit, die Fähigkeit betreffend, zuständlich, gewohnheitsmäßig, gewandt’ (hell. u. spät); auch Ben. eines anhaltenden (,„hektischen‘) Fiebers (Mediz.; vgl. Strömberg Wortstudien 85f.); davon … — [Frisk, s.v. ἐκποδών, p. 509]

3. ἐκποδών · ekpodōn — LSJ

away from the feet, out of the way, away, away, aside, out of the way!, out of, way, away, removed, far from, free from, banished from

away from the feet, i.e. out of the way, away, ἐ. ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι depart and get away, Hdt. 8.76; ἐ. σταθῆναι stand aside, A. Ch. 20; ἀποστῆναι E. Hel. 1023, etc.; ἐ. εἶναι Hdt. 6.35; γενέσθαι X. HG 6.5.38; ἐ. σαυτὸν ἔχειν, ἄγειν τινά, A. Pr. 346, S. Ant. 1321 (lyr.); ἐᾶν Ar. Ach. 305; ἄναγε σεαυτὸν ἐ. Id. Ra. 853 : abs., ἐκποδών out of the way! Id. Ach. 240, V. 1341 : c. dat., ἐ. χωρεῖν τινί to get out of his way, E. Hec. 52, etc.; ἐ. στῆναι ἀμφοτέροις Th. 1.40; ἐκποδὼν εἶναι νέοις E. Supp. 1113,

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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. ἐκποδών (scan p. 445; entry #1971).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἐκποδών (scan p. 344; entry #2368).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἐκποδών (scan pp. 509-510; entry #1814).

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