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παραλέγω

paralego

pluck out superfluous hair

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1. παραλέγω · paralegō — LSJ

pluck out superfluous hair, you have had your eyebrows plucked

pluck out superfluous hair, Hsch. :—Pass., παραλέλεξαι you have had your eyebrows plucked. Ar. Ec. 904 (lyr.) ; παραλελέχθαι τὰς τρίχας Poll. 2.35.

II sail, coast along

Med., παραλέγεσθαι τὴν γῆν sail or coast along, Hanno Peripl. 11, D.S. 14.55, Peripl.M.Rubr. 60 ; τὴν Ἰταλίαν D.S. 13.3 ; τὴν Κρήτην Act.Ap. 27.8, 13 : abs., Str. 13.1.22.

III speak beside, wander in oneʼs talk, rave, speaking beside the point

speak beside the purpose, wander in oneʼs talk, rave, πολλὰ π. Hp. Epid. 1.18, 26.δʼ :—Med., παραλεξάμενος speaking beside the point, Phld. Rh. 1.101 S.

2 speak incidentally, to be cited

speak incidentally, μῦθον Plu. QConv. 2.653e :—Pass., to be cited, ἐπὶ παραδείγματος Aen.Tact. 4.7.

3 add

add to what one has said, BGU 665 ii 15 (i A. D.).

2. παραλήγω · paralēgō — LSJ

to be next to the end, the penultima, to have, in the penultima, in the last foot but one

to be next to the end, ἡ παραλήγουσα (sc. συλλαβή) the penultima, A.D. Synt. 255.5, etc. ; π. τῷ ῑ to have ι in the penultima, Hdn.Gr. 2.926 ; ἴαμβος παραλήγων in the last foot but one, Heph. 5.1 :— also in Med., τῷ ῑ -λήγεσθαι A.D. Adv. 175.20, cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.927, Hermog. Id. 1.6.

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