A.change utterly or quite, strengthd. for “ἀλλάσσω, ἐσθῆτα” E.Hel.1297; “τινὰς κοσμήσεσι” Plu.Thes.23; “αἰὼν . . ἄλλ᾽ ἄλλοτ᾽ ἐξάλλαξεν” Pi.I.3.18.
b. intr., of evolution, “τὰ δὲ . . ἐξαλλάσσει ἐς τὴν μέζω τάξιν” Hp.Vict.1.6; “ἐ. γένος εἰς ἕτερον” degenerate, Thphr.HP8.8.3:—Pass., ἐξηλλαγμένος πρός τι ib.4.4.14.
c. Med., κακοῖσιν ὅστις μηδὲν ἐξαλλάσσεται who sees no change take place in his miseries, S.Aj.474:—Pass., “ἰδιωτικῆς ἑστίας ἐξηλλαγμένη ἡγεμονία” D.S.10 Fr. 20.
2. Rhet., vary common words and phrases, “ἐ. τὸ εἰωθός” Arist. Rh.1406a15, cf. 1404b8; ἐ. τὸ ἰδιωτικόν vary the common idiom, Id.Po.1458a21; ἐξηλλαγμένον [ὄνομα] altered form, ib.1458a5: c. gen., “ἐξηλλαγμένος τινός” different from, Isoc.8.63.
b. pf. part. Pass. “ἐξηλλαγμένος” extraordinary, strange, Plb.2.37.6, D.S.1.94, Ant.Lib. 41.8, etc.; varied, “ὄφεις ταῖς ποικιλίαις ἐ.” D.S.17.90.
2. intr., change from, “τῆς ἀρχαίας μορφῆς” Arist.GA 766a26; μικρὸν ἐ. exceed the limit by a little, Id.Po.1449b13; “ἐ. ἀπὸ τῆς νεώς” Philostr.Her.Prooem.3; “ἐς ἄνδρας” Id.VA3.28: abs., ἐξαλλάσσουσα χάρις unusual, rare grace, E.IA564 (lyr.); to be different from, “πάντων τῶν παρ᾽ ἡμῖν” Phld.Sign.9.
b. ἐξαλλάσσουσαι στολαί changes of raiment, v.l. in LXX Ge.45.22.
3. turn another way, move back and forward, “κερκίδα” E.Tr.200 (lyr.); ἐ. δρόμον change one's course, X.Cyn.10.7; ποίαν (sc. ὁδόν) ἐξαλλάξω; which other way shall I take? E.Hec.1060 (lyr.).