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ἔλᾰσις

elasis · ἡ

driving away, banishing

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ἔλᾰσις · elasis — LSJ

driving away, banishing, driving, away

driving away, banishing, τῶν ἐναγῶν Th. 1.139, Ph. 1.140; ἔ. βοσκημάτων driving of them away as booty, Plu. Rom. 7.

2 march, expedition, procession

(sc. στρατοῦ) march, expedition, ἐπὶ Σκύθας Hdt. 4.1, etc.; ἔλασιν ποιέεσθαι Id. 7.37; also, procession, X. Cyr. 8.3.34; ἡ ἅλαδε ἔ. IG 2(2).847.20.

3 riding, charge of horse

(sc. ἵιππου) riding, X. Eq. 9.6, Eq.Mag. 8.2, Aristaenet. 1.8; charge of horse, D.H. 6.12, Plu. Sull. 19.

b driving

driving a chariot, Luc. DDeor. 24[25].2.

4 striking

(ἐλαύνω II) striking, Apollon. Lex. s.v. ἐλαύνωσι.

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