ἀποτρέπ-ω,
turn away from, εἰ δὲ σὺ. τιν᾽ ἄλλον. ἀποτρέψεις πολέμοιο[
Refs 8th c.BC+];
deter or
dissuade from, τινός τινα[
Refs 5th c.BC+]: with
infinitive, ἀ. προσωτέρω τὸ μὴ πορεύεσθαι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]: with
participle, ἀ. τινὰ ὑβρίζοντα[
Refs 4th c.BC+]:—
passive, ὁ παραβαίνειν τι βουλόμενος τῷ μὴ προὔχων ἂν ἐπελθεῖν -τρέπεται[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2) with
accusative person only,
turn away or
back, πάντας ἀπέτραπε καὶ μεμαῶτας[
Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοὺς ἀλαζόνας ἀ.
deter them, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to παροξῦναι, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to συμβουλεύω, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
3) with
accusative of things,
turn back again, ποτὶ χέρσον ἔντεα ναός[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
4)
turn aside, avert, ἀπὸ δὲ. ἔγχεος ὁρμὴν ἔτραπε[
Refs 8th c.BC+];
pervert, δίκας κέλευθον ὀρθᾶς[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ σφάλμα ἀ.
prevent, avert it, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. βλάβην, συμφοράν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὴν εἰρήνην
prevent its being made, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
5)
turn from others
against one, ἐπὶ τῷδε. οὐκ ἔγχος τις. ἀποτρέψε; see reading in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
passive, ἀποτετράφθαι πρὸς τὴν ἄλλην Ἰταλίαν[
Refs 1st c.AD+] —
middle, ἀποτραπόμενος πρὸς θυσίαν, i.e.
turning away from other objects to this one, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II)
middle and (later)
passive,
turn from, desist from, with
participle, ἀπετράπετ᾽ ὄβριμος Ἕκτωρ ὀλλὺς Ἀργείους[
Refs 8th c.BC+]: with
infinitive, λέγειν[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2)
turn away, turn a deaf ear, οὐδέ. ἀπετράπετ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ἀπίθησεν[
Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.3) with
accusative of things,
turn away from, shrink from, δεῖμα πολιτῶν[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4)
turn back, return, ἐπ᾽ ὄκου[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.5)
dissuade, deter, τινά[
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II.6)
beat off, repulse, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]