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παρ-άγω

parago

lead by, past, march, up from the side, bring them from column into line, bring round, forward, twist round

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παρ-άγω · par-agō — LSJ

lead by, past, past

lead by or past a place, c. acc. loci, Hdt. 4.158, cf. 9.47; πάραγε πτέρυγας fly past, E. Ion 166 (lyr.); π. θριάμβους App. Mith. 117, cf. BC 2.101; of a person, ἐν θριάμβῳ παράγεσθαι Plu. Caes. 55.

2 march, up from the side, bring them from column into line

in Tactics, march the men up from the side, bring them from column into line, π. τοὺς ἐπὶ κέρως πορευομένους . . εἰς μέτωπον X. HG 7.5.22, cf. Cyr. 2.3.21, An. 4.6.6; τὰς [τάξεις] εἰς τὰ πλάγια ib. 3.4.14; ἔξωθεν τῶν κεράτων ib. 3.4.21.

3 bring round, forward, twist round, out of place

bring round or forward, ἀγκῶνα παρὰ τὸ στῆθος Hp. Art. 2, cf. 74; twist round or out of place, Alex.Aphr. in Sens. 16.19.

4 couch

π. ὑπόχυμα couch a cataract, Gal. Thras. 23.

5 divert

divert, ὑδραγωγόν POxy. 971 (i/ii A. D.).

II lead aside from the way, mislead

lead aside from the way, mislead, ἔννυχοι πάραγον κοῖται Pi. P. 11.25; σοφία παράγοισα μύθοις Id. N. 7.23; π. τινὰ εἰς ἀρκύστατα A. Pers. 99 codd. (lyr.); π. ψεύδεσι Pl. R. 383a; φενακίζειν καὶ π. D. 22.34, cf. PMagd. 12.7 (iii B. C.), PCair.Zen. 289.20 (iii B. C.):—Pass., φόβῳ παρηγόμην S. OT 974; λόγοις παράγεσθαι Th. 1.91; ἀπάτῃ π. ὑπό τινων ib. 34; νέοις παραχθείς E. Supp. 232.

2 divert from oneʼs course, influence, divert from, induce, lead to, into, to be influenced, persuaded

divert from oneʼs course, influence, Μοίρας Hdt. 1.91: c. acc. pers. et gen. rei, divert from, [τινὰ] τοῦ τῆς ῥητορικῆς τέλους Phld. l.c.; induce, lead to or into a thing, ἔς τι E. IT 478: mostly in bad sense, π. ἐς ἀμπλακίην, ἐς ἀναιδείην, Thgn. 404, Archil. 78:—Pass., to be influenced, persuaded, οἷοι θυσίαις τε καὶ εὐχωλαῖς παράγεσθαι Pl. R. 365e, cf. Lg. 885b, Th. 2.64; λόγῳ παραχθέντες X. Mem. 4.8.5: c. inf., παρηγμένος μισθοῖς εἰργάσθαι τι S. Ant. 294.

3 lead aside, wrest, pervert

of things, lead aside: hence, wrest, π. τοὺς νόμους ἐπί τι pervert the laws to this end, Pl. R. 550d, cf. Is. 11.36; οἱ θεοὶ τῶν πονηρῶν ἀνθρώπων τὴν διάνοιαν π. Lycurg. 92; π. τὴν ἀλήθειαν Philostr. Ep. 35:—Pass., τὰ γράμματα παρῆκται, from age, Paus. 6.19.5.

4 avert

avert, πειθοῖ καὶ λόγῳ τὴν ἀνάγκην Plu. Phoc. 2.

5 change slightly, to be derived, to be formed, to be inflected, is called by a modification

change slightly, of letters in the derivation of words, Pl. Cra. 398c, 398d, 400c, Plu. Isid. 2.354c: freq. in Gramm. in Pass., to be derived, ἀπό . . Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1014.58, D.T. 641.4, A.D. Pron. 34.25; ἐκ . . Id. Synt. 111.2; παρά c. acc., Id. Adv. 146.10: c. gen., τὸ μελιτηρὸν τοῦ τηρεῖν [παραχθέν] Id. Pron. 30.17: generally, to be formed, διὰ τοῦ θεν Id. Adv. 184.12; τὴν κτητικὴν διὰ τῆς οι π. Id. Pron. 109.6; to be inflected, ἀντωνυμίαι ὡς ὀνόματα εἰς τὰ γένη καὶ τὰς πτώσεις π. ib. 111.

III bring and set beside, bring forward, introduce, bring before, before, bring forward

bring and set beside others, bring forward, introduce, ἐς μέσον Hdt. 3.129; εἰς τὸ μέσον Pl. Lg. 713b; εἰς ὑμᾶς Antipho 4.1.5; π. εἰς τὸν δῆμον bring before the people, Lys. 13.32, cf. Th. 5.45; εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον before the court, D. 26.17; παραχθῆναι τὴν γραφήν Antipho 2.3.6; also, bring forward as a witness, etc., τὸν ἥκοντα παρήγαγον D. 18.170:—Med., μάρτυρα παραγόμενος Pl. Lg. 836c.

b introduce, bring in, represent, portray

introduce on the stage, bring in, Ath. 3.117d, 6.230b, al., D.L. 2.28, prob. in Anon. de Com.(CGF p.7); οἵους οἱ κωμῳδοδιδάσκαλοι π. ἀγροίκους Arist. EE 1230b19: hence, represent, portray, τοξότας αὐτοὺς παρήγαγον Corn. ND 32, cf. 14 (Pass.).

c produce, deliver

produce, deliver, ἐπὶ τὰ χώματα καλαμείαν PTeb. 5.198 (ii B. C.), cf. 92.8 (ii B. C., Pass.).

2 bring in, come in stealthily, slip in

bring in, with a notion of secrecy, ἄνδρας π. ἔσω Hdt. 5.20:—Pass., come in stealthily, slip in, π. γὰρ ἐνέρων δολιόπους ἀρωγὸς εἴσω στέγας S. El. 1391 (lyr.); of things, τὸ ὕδωρ ὀρύγμασι καὶ τάφροις εἰς τὸ πεδίον π. Plu. Cam. 4.

IV carry on, protract, pass

carry on, protract, τὴν πρᾶξιν D.S. 18.65; π. τὸν χρόνον pass it, Plu. Agis 13, etc.; v. infr. B. III.

V direct, guide

direct, guide, κῆτος παραγόμενον εὐπειθῶς Id. Sollert. 2.981a.

VI produce, create

produce, create, Plot. 6.8.20, etc.; τὸ παράγον, opp. τὸ παραγόμενον, Procl. Inst. 7, cf. Dam. Pr. 32, etc.:—Pass., ἀπὸ τῶν ἀτελεστέρων τελειότερα παράγεται Iamb. Myst. 3.22, cf. Gp. 9.1.1.

VII draw along

draw along, ἄνωθεν κάτω τὰς χεῖρας (in massage), Herod.Med. ap. Orib. 6.20.8.

B pass by, pass on oneʼs way, pass by

intr., pass by, pass on oneʼs way, X. Cyr. 5.4.44, Euphro 10.15, Plb. 5.18.4, etc.; τοῖς παράγουσιν χαίρειν IPE 2.378 (Phanagoria): also c. acc., pass by, μνήματα Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 37.25; κώμην PTeb. 17.4 (ii B. C.).

2 pass away

pass away, LXX Ps. 143(144).4, 1 Ep.Cor. 7.31:—in Pass., 1 Ep.Jo. 2.8, 17.

II pass along, go

pass along the coast, Plb. 4.44.3; simply, go, εἴσω πάραγε Men. Epit. 188, cf. 194, Sam. 80, Pk. 275.

III delay

delay (v. supr. A. IV), παρῆγον ἐφʼ ἱκανὸν χρόνον D.S. 11.3; ἐξέκρουε καὶ π. Plu. Rom. 23.

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