to set off

Greek Verb

ἐπ-αν-άγω [in LXX: Zec.4:12 (רוּק hi.), Sir.17:26 26:28, 2Ma.9:21 2Mac 12:4 *;] to bring up or back (sc. ναῦς); to put out to sea (DB, iii, 63b): Luk.5:3-4; intrans, to return: Mat.21:18. (AS)

to set off

Greek Verb

ἐπαν-άγω [ᾰγ], bring up: hence, 1) stir up, excite, τὸν θυμόν [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) exalt, elevate, εἰς ἡρωϊκὴν ἐπανῆκται τάξιν [Refs 4th c.BC+] II) bring up, πρὸς τὸ φῶς [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) lead or draw back, τὸ στρατόπεδον ἐς τὴν εὐρυχωρίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) bring back, τινὰ εἰς τὸν περὶ τοῦ πράγματος λόγον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς ἐλευθερίαν τὰ πράγματα variant in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; restore, τὰς αἱρέσεις τῶν ἱερέων εἰς τὸν δῆμον [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὰ ἀδικήματα εἰς τὰ κοινὰ δικαστήρια ἐ. refer them to, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but τῷ Δὶ ἐ. make acknowledgements to Zeus, [Refs]:—passive, to be referred back, ἐπαναγέσθω πάλιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντας [Refs 4th c.BC+]; to be restored, ἐπὶ ἀρχὰς καὶ στρατηγίας [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.4) ἐ. ἐπί τι lead to, entail, ἐπ᾽ ἀλγοῦν [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) intransitive, withdraw, retreat, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; revert, ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρχήν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; recur, in argument, ὅθεν ἐξέβην [Refs 4th c.AD+]; return, ἐπὶ ὕψιστον [LXX]; turn back, ἀπὸ δικαιοσύνης εἰς ἁμαρτίαν [Refs] III.2) ἐ. τῷ σώματι recover one's health, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] IV) put out to sea, τὸ κέρας ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς [NT+5th c.BC+]:—passive, put to sea against, τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπανάγεσθαι ταῖς ναυσί with one's ships, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; sail up the Nile, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] V) passive, also, to be carried to a place, ἐπαναχθέντας [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to lead up on, i.e. (technical) to put out (to sea); (intransitively) to return; launch (thrust) out, return; from g1909 (ἐπί) and g321 (ἀνάγω)