1.to turn out of the course, to turn aside, c. acc., Hdt., attic:—Pass. and Mid., c. gen. to turn aside from, Soph.: absol. to turn aside, Hdt., Xen.
2.to turn a person off the road, order him out of the way, Soph.:—Pass. and Mid., ἐκτρέπεσθαί τινα to get out of one's way, avoid him, Dem.