παρα-κρούω (parakrouo)

Where it lives

Against Zenothemis 2 · 10.55/10k
Against Onetor 2 1 · 10.53/10k
Second Philippic 2 · 10.02/10k
Against Macartatus 4 · 6.46/10k
Against Aristogeiton 2 1 · 5.95/10k
On the Accession of Alexander 1 · 5.6/10k
Against Androtion 3 · 5.48/10k
Against Aphobus 3 2 · 5.16/10k
Second Olynthiac 1 · 4.89/10k
Against Leochares 2 · 4.87/10k
For the Liberty of the Rhodians 1 · 4.57/10k
Against Phaenippus 1 · 4.51/10k

Densest 12 of 35 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

παρα-κρούω · para-krouō — LSJ

strike aside, put, out, bias, judgement, to be led astray, go wrong, be, diverted from the point, he had been misled

strike aside, οὐκ ἄν σε παρακρούοι ἡ παροῦσα συμφορά will not put you out, bias your judgement, Pl. Cri. 47a:—Pass., to be led astray, go wrong, ἄθρει . . πῇ παρακρουόμεθα Id. Ly. 215c ; ἐφενακίσθητε καὶ παρεκρούσθητε D. 23.107 ; μὴ παρακρουσθῆτε be not diverted from the point, Id. 21.160; ὑπό τινος by one, Aeschin. 1.170 ; περί τινος about a thing, Plb. 23.3.3 (s.v.l.); τὰ σφάλματα, ἃ αὐτὸς ὑφʼ ἑαυτοῦ . . παρεκέκρουστο the faults into which he had been misled, Pl. Tht. 168a.

2 mislead, deceive, cheat

Med., mislead, deceive, cheat, esp. by fallacies, π. καὶ παραλογίζεσθαι Isoc. 12.243; τὰς δόξας τῶν ἀκροωμένων π. ib. 271, cf. Pl. Cra. 393c, D. 2.5, 18.276, Din. 1.40, Arist. Pol. 1297a10, Metaph. 1025a6, Men. Epit. 329, PSI 4.442.24 (iii B.C.), etc.; τηλικουτονὶ πρᾶγμα π. τοὺς δικαστάς D. 43.39 : pf. Pass. παρακέκρου(σ)μαι in sense of Med., Id. 6.23, Luc. Tim. 57.

3 crack

Med., metaph., crack, φυλάττου μὴ πεσὼν σαυτὸν παρακρούσῃ Phryn. Com.58.

II strike away, parry, shun, avoid

strike away, parry, Them. Or. 32.359b:—but usu. Med., π. ταῖς μαχαίραις τοὺς κοντούς Plu. Luc. 28, cf. Sull. 18 ; shun, avoid, τὸν θρίαμβον Id. Apophth.reg. 2.198b.

III to be driven from

παρακεκροῦσθαι τῶν φρενῶν to be driven from oneʼs senses, Com.Adesp. 705:—so also intr. in Act., πάντα παρέκρουσε Hp. Epid. 1.4.1 [1.26.αʹ].

IV is ready hoisted

ἡ ὀθόνη παρακέκρουσται is ready hoisted, Luc. Cat. 1 (s.v.l.).

V strike, sideways

perh. strike a horse sideways, IG 1(2).374.166.

VI make a feint

of a wrestler, make a feint, EM 652.48.

VII strike off too much from the top of the measure

of a seller, strike off too much from the top of the measure (from which signf. 1.2 is said to be derived), Harp.; cf. παρακρουσιχοίνικος.

In the wild

παρεκρούοντο · parekrouonto Aristotle, Economics 1348a (DIORISIS sentence 189)
παρακρούεταί · parakrouetai Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics 7
παρακρούεται · parakrouetai Aristotle, Metaphysics book 5 (DIORISIS sentence 1492)
παρεκρούοντο · parekrouonto Aristotle, Oeconomica II (DIORISIS sentence 75)
παρακρούεσθαι · parakrouesthai Aristotle, Politics 1297a (DIORISIS sentence 1670)
παρακρουομένοις · parakrouomenois Demosthenes, Against Androtion 39 (DIORISIS sentence 160)

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Where it came from

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