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εκρέω

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Gloss: to flow away

Transliteration: ekreō

Strong’s: G7138

1. in active sense:—; to flow out or forth , (Iliad by Homer)
2. of feathers, to fall off , (Aristophanes Comicus)
3. metaphorically to fall away, disappear , Lat. effluere, (Plato Philosophus)
4. with accusative cognate to shed, let fall , χάριν [<date>variant dates<author>Anthology Palantina</author></date> (ML)
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