- Escape
- v. trans. or absol.P. and V. φεύγειν, ἐκφεύγειν, διαφεύγειν, ἀποφεύγειν, παρέρχεσθαι, ἐκδιδράσκειν (Eur., Heracl. 14) (absol.), Ar. and P. ἀποδιδράσκειν, διαδιδράσκειν (absol.), V. φυγγάνειν, ἐκφυγγάνειν, ἀλύσκειν, ἐξαλύσκειν, ὑπεκτρέχειν, ἐκκυλίνδεσθαι (gen.) (also Xen.).Escape notice of: P. and V. λανθάνειν (acc.), V. λήθειν (acc.), P. διαλανθάνειν (acc.).Slip through the fingers: see under {{U}}Slip.It escapes my memory: P. διαφεύγει με.Slip out of: P. and V. ἐκδύεσθαι (acc. or gen.), V. ὑπεκδύεσθαι (acc.) (Eur., Cycl.); see also back out. V. intrans. Get off: P. and V. ἀπαλλάσσειν, ἐξαπαλλάσσεσθαι.Escape in safety to: P. and V. σώζεσθαι εἰς (acc.), V. ἐκσώζεσθαι εἰς (acc.).Escape privily: P. and V. ὑπεκφεύγειν.——————subs.P. and V. φυγή, ἡ, P. διαφυγή, ἡ, ἀποφυγή. ἡ.Way of escape: P. and V. ἀποστροφή, ἡ, ἔξοδος, ἡ, V. ἐκτροπή, ἡ, ἄλυξις, ἡ, ἔκβασις, ἡ.Have a narrow escape: see under {{U}}Narrow.Escape is not easy: V. ἐστὶ δʼ οὐκ εὐέξοδον (Æsch., Pers. 688).
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language. 2014.