A.cheat with empty hopes, said of the false dreams that come through the ivory gate (with play on ἐλέφας, cf. κραίνω）“, οἱ μέν κ᾽ ἔλθωσι διὰ πριστοῦ ἐλέφαντος, οἵ ῤ̔ ἐλεφαίρονται” Od.19.565: generally, cheat, overreach, “ἐλεφηράμενος . . Τυδεΐδην” Il.23.388.
II. of the Nemean lion, ἐλεφαίρετο φῦλ᾽ ἀνθρώπων he used to destroy them, Hes.Th.330. (Act. only in Hsch., who also has aor. 1 ἐλεφῆραι: ἀπατῆσαι.)
