ἐξελαύνω

1. occurs in (Homer):—; to drive out from , ἄντρου ἐξήλασε μῆλα (Odyssey by Homer); absolute to drive afield , of a shepherd, (Odyssey by Homer):—;especially to drive out or expel from a place, (Odyssey by Homer), etc.

2. to drive out horses or chariots, (Iliad by Homer): Mid. to drive out one's horses, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus); so, ἐξελαύνειν στρατόν to lead out an army, (Herdotus Historicus): hence

3. intransitive to march out , (Herdotus Historicus): to drive or ride out , (Thucydides)

4. to knock out , (Odyssey by Homer)

5. to beat out metals, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)