ἀφίημι ι short in epic, except in augm. tenses: ι_ attic
I.to send forth, discharge, Lat. emittere, of missiles, Hom., etc.:—hence to let loose, utter, give vent to words, Hdt., Trag.
2.to let fall, Il.
3.to send forth an expedition, dispatch it, Hdt.: Pass., of troops, id=Hdt.
II.to send away, let go, loose, set free, Il., attic:—c. acc. pers. et gen. rei, to set free from a thing, let off from, Hdt.: in legal sense to release from an engagement, accusation, etc., ἀφ. τινὰ φόνου Dem.
2.to dissolve, disband, break up an army, Hdt.:— to dismiss the council or law-courts, Ar.
3.to put away, divorce, Hdt.
4.to let go as an ἄφετος, consecrate, Xen.
5.of things, to get rid of, δίψαν Il.; to shed its blossoms, of plants, Od.; to slacken its force, of a dart, Il.
7.in legal sense, c. dat. pers. et acc. rei, ἀφ. τινὶ αἰτίην to remit him a charge or a fine, Hdt., Dem.
III.to leave alone, give up, let pass, neglect, Hdt., attic; foll. by a predicate, ἀφύλακτον ἀφ. to leave unguarded.
2.c. acc. et inf., ἀφ. τι δημόσιον εἶναι to give up to be public property, Thuc.; ἀφ. τὸ πλοῖον φέρεσθαι to let the boat be carried away, Hdt.
3.c. acc. pers. et inf. to let, suffer, permit one to do a thing, id=Hdt., Plat., etc.
B.Mid. to send forth from oneself, send forth, attic