A). ἀφίης Pl. Phlb. 50d , etc., 3 sg. ἀφίησι, also ἀφίει, Ion. ἀπίει Hdt. 2.96 , 1 pl. ἀφίεμεν Ar. Nu. 1426 ; imper. ἀφίει Id. V. 428 : impf. ἀφίειν, with double augm. ἠφίειν Pl. Euthd. 293a ; 3 sg. ἀφίει Il. 1.25 , IG 22.777.15 , D. 6.20 , Ion. ἀπίει Hdt. 4.157 , ἠφίει Th. 2.49 , Pl. Ly. 222b , ἤφιε Ev.Marc. 11.16 ; 2 pl. ἀφίετε D. 23.188 ; 3 pl. ἀφίεσαν E. Heracl. 821 , Th. 2.76 , D. 21.79 , etc., ἠφίεσαν X. HG 4.6.11 , ἠφίουν Is. 6.40 (dub.): fut. ἀφήσω Il. 2.263 , etc., Ion. ἀπ- Hdt. 7.193 : pf. ἀφεῖκα X. An. 2.3.13 , D. 56.26 : aor. I ἀφῆκα, Ion. ἀπ-, Ep. ἀφέηκα, used in ind. only, Il. 23.841 , etc.: aor. 2 ind. only in dual and pl., ἀφέτην, ἀφεῖμεν, ἀφεῖτε or ἄφετε, ἀφεῖσαν or ἄφεσαν; imper. ἄφες, subj. ἀφῶ, opt. αφείην (2 pl. ἀφεῖτε Th. 1.139 ), inf. ἀφεῖναι, part. ἀφείς:— Med., ἀφίεμαι, Ion. ἀπίεμαι, Hdt. 3.101 , Th. 2.60 , etc.: impf. 3 sg. ἀφίετο Od. 23.240 , D. 25.47 : fut. ἀφήσομαι E. Hel. 1629 : aor. 2 ἀφείμην X. Hier. 7.11 ; imper. ἀφοῦ, ἄφεσθε, S. OT 1521 , Ar. Ec. 509 ; inf. -έσθαι Isoc. 6.83 , part. -έμενος Pl. R. 354b ; Arc.inf. ἀφεῶσθαι SIG 306.19 (Tegea, iv B. C.):— Pass., pf. ἀφεῖμαι S. Ant. 1165 , Pl. Lg. 635a ; inf. ἀφεῖσθαι SIG 577.77 (Milet., iii/ii B. C.): plpf. 2 sg. ἀφεῖσο Men. Epit. 572 : rarer pf. 3 pl. ἀφέωνται Ev.Jo. 20.23 , imper. ἀφεώσθω IG 5(2).6.14 : aor. ἀφείθην E. Ph. 1377 , ἀφέθην Batr. 87 , Ion. ἀπείθην Hdt. 6.112 ; later Aeol. inf. ἀφέθην Milet. 3 No. 152.34 (ii B. C.): fut. ἀφεθήσομαι Pl. R. 472a , etc.[ῐ mostly in Ep. (except in augm. tenses): ῑ always in Att. Hom. also has ἀφῑετε, metri gr., Od. 7.126 ]:—send forth, discharge, of missiles, ἔγχος, δίσκον ἀφῆκεν, Il. 10.372 , 23.432 ; ἀφῆκ’ ἀργῆτα κεραυνόν 8.133 ; ἀπῆκε βέλος Hdt. 9.18 , etc.: hence in various senses, ἀ. ἑαυτὸν ἐπί τι throw oneself upon, give oneself up to it, Pl. R. 373d ; ἀ. αὑτὸν εἰς τὴν πολιτείαν Plu. Alc. 13 ; ἀ. γλῶσσαν let loose one's tongue, make utterance, Hdt. 2.15 , E. Hipp. 991 ; ἀ. φθογγήν ib. 418 ; ἔπος S. OC 731 ; φωνάς D. 18.218 ; γόους E. El. 59 (v. infr. 11.2); ἀρὰς ἀφῆκας παιδί Id. Hipp. 1324 ; ἀ. θυμὸν ἔς τινας give vent to .. (v. infr. 11.2), S. Ant. 1088 ; ὀργὴν εἴς τινα vent upon .. , D. 22.58 ; ἀ. δάκρυα shed tears, Aeschin. 3.153 ; ἀ. παντοδαπὰ χρώματα change colour in all ways, Pl. Ly. 222b ; freq.of liquids, etc., emit, ἀ. τὸ ὑγρόν, τὸν θολόν, τὸ σπέρμα, etc., Arist. HA 487a18 , 524a12 , 489a9 ; ἀ. τὸ ᾠόν, τὸ κύημα, ib. 568b30 , a22 ; of plants, ἄνθος ἀφιεῖσαι putting forth, Od. 7.126 , cf. Thphr. HP 7.7.3 ; of a spider, ἀ. ἀράχνιον Arist. HA 555b5 ; ἱδρῶτα Plu. Mar. 26 ; put forth, produce, καρπόν Thphr. HP 3.4.5 ; φύλλον ib. 6.5.1 (but ἀ. σπέρμα leave issue, Ev.Marc. 12.22 ):— Pass., to be emitted, Il. 4.77 (tm.); of troops, to be let go, launched against the enemy, Hdt. 6.112 .

2). let fall from one's grasp, Il. 12.221 ; opp. κατέχω, Plu. 2.508d ; πόντιον ἀ. τινά E. Hec. 797 .

3). give up or hand over to, τὴν Ἰωνίην τοῖσι βαρβάροισι Hdt. 9.106 ; ἐχθροῖς αἶαν A. Th. 306 ; ἀ. τινὰ δημόσια εἶναι Th. 2.13 :— Pass., ἡ Ἀττικὴ ἀπεῖτο ἤδη Hdt. 8.49 .

II). send away,

1). of persons, κακῶς ἀφίει Il. 1.25 ; αὐτὸν δὲ κλαίοντα .. ἀφήσω 2.263 .

b). let go, loose, set free, ζωόν τινα ἀ. 20.464 ; let loose, βοῦς Hdt. 4.69 ; περιστεράς Alex. 62.3 ; ἀ. Αἴγιναν αὐτόνομον Th. 1.139 ; ἀ. ἐλεύθερον, ἀζήμιον, Pl. R. 591a , Lg. 765c ; τινὰς ἀφορολογήτους Plb. 18.46.5 ; ἀφέντ’ ἐᾶν τινα S. Aj. 754 , cf. E. Fr. 463 ; ἐς οἴκους, ἐκ γῆς, S. OT 320 , E. IT 739 : c. acc. pers. et gen. rei, release from a thing, ἀποικίης Hdt. 4.157 : in legal sense, acquit of a charge or engagement, φόνου τινα D. 37.59 (abs., ἐὰν αἰδέσηται καὶ ἀφῇ ibid.); συναλλαγμάτων Id. 33.12 : c. acc. only, acquit, Antipho 2.1.2 , etc. (v. infr. 2 c):— Pass., κινδύνου ἀφιέμενοι Th. 4.106 ; τοὺς γέροντας τοὺς ἀφειμένους released from duty, Arist. Pol. 1275a15 ; ἐγκλημάτων ἀφεῖσο Men. Epit. 572 .

c). let go, dissolve, disband, of an army or fleet, Hdt. 1.77 , etc.; dismiss, δικαστήρια (opp. λύειν ἐκκλησίαν) Ar. V. 595 .

d). put away, divorce, γυναῖκα Hdt. 5.39 ; ἀ. γάμους break off a marriage, E. Andr. 973 ; ἀ. τὸν υἱόν disown him, Arist. EN 1163b22 (but with metaph. from releasing a debtor).

e). dedicate, τὰ νεογνὰ τῷ θεῷ X. Cyn. 5.14 ; ἱερὸν .. ἄβατον ἀφεῖτο Pl. Criti. 116c .

2). of things, get rid of, ἀφέτην πολυκαγκέα δίψαν Il. 11.642 ; ἀφίει μένος [ἔγχεος] slackened its force, 13.444 ; ἀ. ὀργήν put away wrath (v. supr. 1.1 ), A. Pr. 317 ; ὀργήν τινι Arr. An. 1.10.6 ; γόους (v. supr. 1.1 ) E. Or. 1022 ; νόσημα Hp. Prorrh. 2.39 ; ἀ. πνεῦμα, ψυχήν, give up the ghost, E. Hec. 571 , Or. 1171 : in Prose, give up, leave off, μόχθον Hdt. 1.206 ; ξυμμαχίαν, σπονδάς, Th. 5.78 , 115 , etc.:— Med., ἀ. τὸ προλέγειν D.S. 19.1 .

b). ἀ. πλοῖον ἐς .. loose ship for a place, Hdt. 5.42 .

c). in legal sense (v. supr. Ib), c. dat. pers. et acc. rei, ἀ. τινὶ αἰτίην remit him a charge, Id. 6.30 ; τὰς ἁμαρτάδας Id. 8.140 .β’, cf. Ev.Matt. 6.12 , al.; τὰς δίκας .. ἀφίεσαν τοῖς ἐπιτρόποις D. 21.79 ; ἀ. τινὶ εἰς ἐλευθερίαν χιλίας δραχμάς Id. 59.30 , cf. IG 22.43A27 ; ἀ. πληγάς τινι excuse him a flogging, Ar. Nu. 1426 ; ἀ. ὅρκον Jusj. in Lexap. And. 1.98 ; φόρον Plb. 21.24.8 ( Pass.); δάνειόν τινι Ev.Matt. 18.27 .

III). leave alone, pass by, Hdt. 3.95 , etc.; neglect, τὰ θ<*> S. OC 1537 ; τὸν καιρόν D. 1.8 ; λέκτρων εὐνάς A. Pers. 544 : folld. by a predicate, ἀφύλακτον ἀ. τὴν ἑωυτῶν leave unguarded, Hdt. 8.70 ; ἄτιμον, ἔρημον ἀ. τινά, S. OC 1279 , Ant. 887 ; ἀ. τινὰς ὀρφανούς Ev.Jo. 14.18 ; ἀ. τι ἀόριστον Arist. Pol. 1265a39 ; leave, περὶ κινήσεως, ὅθεν ὑπάρχει, τοῖς ἄλλοις ἀφεῖσαν Id. Metaph. 985b20 , cf. 987b14 :— Pass., esp. in pf. imper., ἀφείσθω ἐπὶ τοῦ παρόντος missum fiat, Id. EN 1166a34 , cf. Pol. 1286a5 , 1289b12 .

2). c. acc. et inf., ἀ. τὸ πλοῖον φέρεσθαι let the boat be carried away, Hdt. 1.194 ; μὴ ἀφεῖναί με ἐπὶ ξένης ἀδιαφορηθῆναι PLond. 2.144.14 (i A. D.).

IV). c. acc. pers. et inf., suffer, permit one to do a thing, ἀ. τινὰ ἀποπλέειν Hdt. 3.25 , cf. 6.62 , al., etc.: with inf. understood, ἡνίκα προῖκ’ ἀφιᾶσιν (sc. θεᾶσθαι) οἱ θεατρῶναι Thphr. Char. 30.6 : c. subj., ἄφες ἐκβάλω Ev.Matt. 7.4 , cf. Arr. Epict. 1.9.15 ; ἄφες ἐγὼ θρηνήσω POxy. 413.184 (i A. D.); ἄφες ἵνα .. Arr. Epict. 4.13.19 ; οὐκ ἤφιεν ἵνα .. Ev.Marc. 11.16 :— Pass., ἀφείθη σχολάζειν Arist. Metaph. 981b24 .

V). seemingly intr. (sc. στρατόν, ναῦς, etc.), break up, march, sail, etc., Hdt. 7.193 ; ἀ. ἐς τὸ πέλαγος Th. 7.19 ; cf. 11.2b .

2). c. inf., give up doing, ἀφεὶς σκοπεῖν τὰ δίκαια Diph. 94 .

B). Med., send forth from oneself, much like Act.; θορήν Hdt. 3.101 .

2). loose something of one's own from, δειρῆς δ’ οὔ πω .. ἀφίετο πήχεε λευκώ she loosed not her arms from off my neck, Od. 23.240 .

3). freq. in Att. c. gen. only, τέκνων ἀφοῦ let go of the children ! S. OT 1521 ; τοῦ κοινοῦ τῆς σωτηρίας ἀ. Th. 2.60 ; λόγων Pl. Grg. 458c , Aeschin. 1.178 ; μὴ ἀφίεσο τοῦ Θεαιτήτου, ἀλλ’ ἐρώτα Pl. Tht. 146b , etc.; ἀφεῖσθαι τοῦ δικαίου τούτου D. 37.1 ; ἀφέμενος τῆς ἰαμβικῆς ἰδέας Arist. Po. 1449b8 .