ἀποσφάλλω
ἀποσφάλλω, aor. 1
-έσφηλα (v. infr.):—
A). lead astray, drive in baffled course, ὅντινα πρῶτον ἄποσφήλωσιν ἄελλαι ἐς πέλαγος Od. 3.320 ;
μή .. σφας ἀποσφήλειε πόνοιο lest he
balk them
of the fruits of toil,
Il. 5.567 .
II). mostly in Pass., esp. in aor. 2
ἀπεσφάλην [ᾰ],
to be balked or
disappointed of, τῆς ἐλπίδος Hdt. 6.5 ;
to be deprived of, φρενῶν Sol. 33.4 ,
A. Pr. 472 ;
γνώμης Id. Pers. 392 ;
οὐσίας ἀρετῆς ἀπεσφαλμένοι mistaken as to the nature of ..,
Pl. Lg. 950b ;
fail in reaching, Ἰταλίας Plu. Pyrrh. 15 : abs.,
make a mistake, D. 26.3 ;
ἀποσφάλλεσθαι εἴς τι go astray, Plu. 2.392b : rare in literal sense,
miss one's footing, ἀποσφαλεὶς ἐξ ὕψους ἔπεσε Id. Per. 13 .
ShortDef
to lead astray, drive away
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Headword (normalized):
ἀποσφάλλω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αποσφαλλω
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀποσφάλλω</span>, aor. 1 <span class="foreign greek">-έσφηλα</span> (v. infr.):—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lead astray, drive in baffled course,</span> <span class="quote greek">ὅντινα πρῶτον ἄποσφήλωσιν ἄελλαι ἐς πέλαγος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:320" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.320/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 3.320 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">μή .. σφας ἀποσφήλειε πόνοιο</span> lest he <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">balk</span> them <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of</span> the fruits of toil, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:567" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.567/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 5.567 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cause to err,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:59:147" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:59.147/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lib.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 59.147 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> mostly in Pass., esp. in aor. 2 <span class="foreign greek">ἀπεσφάλην [ᾰ</span>], <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be balked</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">disappointed of,</span> <span class="quote greek">τῆς ἐλπίδος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 6.5 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be deprived of,</span> <span class="quote greek">φρενῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0263.tlg001:33:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0263.tlg001:33.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sol.</span> 33.4 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:472" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:472/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 472 </a>; <span class="quote greek">γνώμης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:392" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:392/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 392 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">οὐσίας ἀρετῆς ἀπεσφαλμένοι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mistaken as to</span> the nature of .., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:950b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:950b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 950b </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fail in reaching,</span> <span class="quote greek">Ἰταλίας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg030:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg030:15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pyrrh.</span> 15 </a> : abs., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">make a mistake,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg026.perseus-grc1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg026.perseus-grc1:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 26.3 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀποσφάλλεσθαι εἴς τι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">go astray,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.392b </span> : rare in literal sense, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">miss one\'s footing,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἀποσφαλεὶς ἐξ ὕψους ἔπεσε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg012:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg012:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Per.</span> 13 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}