παρεκλέγω

A. collect covertly, π. τὰ κοινά embezzle the public moneys, D. 19.294, cf.Ph. 2.575, D.C. 54.21, 76.7.
2. of birds, collect food here and there, ὅ τι ἂν τύχῃ παρεκλέγων Ael. NA 8.25, cf.17.16.
3. seek to acquire, τὸ τῆς δόξης ἀθάνατον Eun. Hist. p.251 D.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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