ἐξαιρέω fut. ήσω aor2 ἐξεῖλον Epic ἔξελον inf. ἐξελεῖν Pass., perf. ἐξῄρημαι Ionic -αραίρημαι to take out of a thing, τί τινος Hom., etc.; ἔκ τινος Hdt., etc.:—simply to take out, νηδύν Hdt.:—Mid. to take out for oneself, Il.; ἐξ. τὰ φορτία to discharge their cargoes, Hdt. to take from among others, to pick out, choose, Hom., etc.:—Mid. to choose for oneself, carry off as booty, Hom.:—Pass. to be given as a special honour, τινι to one, Thuc.; ἐξαραιρημένος Ποσειδέωνι dedicated to him, Hdt. to take out of a number, to except, Hdt., Attic to expel people from their seats, Hdt., Thuc. to take out, remove, Hdt., Attic in Mid. to bereave a person of life, c. dupl. acc., μιν ἐξείλετο θυμόν Il., Attic; or c. gen. pers., μευ φρένας ἐξέλετο Il.; rarely c. dat. pers., Il.:—Mid. to take away from one, Soph.:—Pass., ἐξαιρεθέντες τὸν Δημοκήδεα having had him taken out of their hands, Hdt. in Mid. to set free, deliver, Aesch., Dem. to make away with, annul, Soph.: to demolish a city, Hdt., etc. to bring to an end, accomplish, Eur.