ἀλεείνω

A. ἀλεεῖναι Man. 6.736): (ἀλέα A, ἄλη):—avoid, shun, mostly c. acc. rei, θυμὸν ὀπίζομαι ἠδ’ ἀλεείνω Od. 13.148, al.; κῆρ’ ἀλεείνοντες Hes. Fr. 96.83 : abs., ὁ δὲ κερδοσύνῃ ἀλέεινε evaded [my question], Od. 4.251 : less freq. c. acc. pers., ἀλέεινε δ’ ὑφορβόν 16.477, cf. h.Merc. 239 codd.: c. inf., κτεῖναι μέν ῥ’ ἀλέεινε Il. 6.167; ἀλεξέμεναι ἀλέεινε 13.356, cf. Antim. 53:—also in Luc. Dem.Enc. 23.

II. intr., shrink, ἄψ τ’ ἀλέεινεν A.R. 3.650.