ἐξερείπω

A. strike off, ὄζους δρυὸς πελέκει Pi. P. 4.264.

II. more freq. intr. in aor. 2 ἐξήριπον, inf. ἐξεριπεῖν:—fall to earth, ὡς δ’ ὅθ’ ὑπὸ ῥιπῆς πατρὸς Διὸς ἐξερίπῃ δρῦς Il. 14.414; χαίτη ζεύγλης ἐξεριποῦσα the mane streaming downwards from the yoke-cushion, 17.440; [κάπροι] αὐχένας ἐξεριπόντες letting their necks fall on the ground, Hes. Sc. 174; fall down, Id. Th. 704.—Mostly Ep., but ᾗ ἐξήριπε τὸ κάτηγμα where the fractured part projects, Hp. Off. 12.