Liddell-Scott-Jones

διωθέω (diōtheō) to push away ^G:V

διωθέω-έω,

aorist διῶσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—push asunder, tear away, [πτελέη] ἐκ ῥιζέων ἐριποῦσα κρημνὸν.. διῶσε the elm as it fell uprooted tore the bank away, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; drive apart, τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν τὰς διεξόδους [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 thrust through, τι διά τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II more frequently in middle (future διώσομαι [Refs 3rd c.AD+], force one's way through, break through, τὰ γέρρα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. τὴν ὕλην, of roots, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὴν θάλατταν, of a river, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.2 push from oneself, push away, τοῖς κόντοις διεωθοῦντο, of sailors, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; repulse, στρατὸν ἰθυμαχίῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ψευδῆ λόγον καὶ συκοφαντίαν repel it, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: absolutely, get rid of danger, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 reject, τὴν εὔνοιαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of bribes, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: absolutely, refuse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect passive διῶσμαι conjecture for δίωμαι in this sense, [Refs 6th c.BC+]