Lexical Definition

‎ἀποτρέπω‎ apotrépō (ap-ot-rep'-o) to avoid ^G:V
from ‎ἀπό‎ and the base of ‎τροπή‎

turn away.

• to deflect, i.e. (reflexively) avoid

Abbott-Smith

** ἀπο-τρέπω, [in LXX: Si 20:29 48:18, III Mac 1:23, IV Mac 1:33 16:12*;]
to turn away; mid., to turn oneself away from: c. acc., II Ti 3:5.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀποτρέπω-ω,

turn away from, εἰ δὲ σὺ.. τιν᾽ ἄλλον.. ἀποτρέψεις πολέμοιο[Refs 8th c.BC+]; deter or dissuade from, τινός τινα[Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, ἀ. προσωτέρω τὸ μὴ πορεύεσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle, ἀ. τινὰ ὑβρίζοντα[Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, ὁ παραβαίνειν τι βουλόμενος τῷ μὴ προὔχων ἂν ἐπελθεῖν -τρέπεται[Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 with accusative person only, turn away or back, πάντας ἀπέτραπε καὶ μεμαῶτας[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοὺς ἀλαζόνας ἀ. deter them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to παροξῦναι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to συμβουλεύω, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 with accusative of things, turn back again, ποτὶ χέρσον ἔντεα ναός[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 turn aside, avert, ἀπὸ δὲ.. ἔγχεος ὁρμὴν ἔτραπε[Refs 8th c.BC+]; pervert, δίκας κέλευθον ὀρθᾶς[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ σφάλμα ἀ. prevent, avert it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. βλάβην, συμφοράν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὴν εἰρήνην prevent its being made, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 turn from others against one, ἐπὶ τῷδε.. οὐκ ἔγχος τις.. ἀποτρέψε; see reading in [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἀποτετράφθαι πρὸς τὴν ἄλλην Ἰταλίαν[Refs 1st c.AD+] —middle, ἀποτραπόμενος πρὸς θυσίαν, i.e. turning away from other objects to this one, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II middle and (later) passive, turn from, desist from, with participle, ἀπετράπετ᾽ ὄβριμος Ἕκτωρ ὀλλὺς Ἀργείους[Refs 8th c.BC+]: with infinitive, λέγειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 turn away, turn a deaf ear, οὐδέ.. ἀπετράπετ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ἀπίθησεν[Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.3 with accusative of things, turn away from, shrink from, δεῖμα πολιτῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 turn back, return, ἐπ᾽ ὄκου[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 dissuade, deter, τινά[Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.6 beat off, repulse, [Refs 1st c.AD+]