παραλύω

I loose and take off, detach, taking off, with, taken off

c. acc. rei, loose and take off, detach, τὰ πηδάλια τῶν νεῶν Hdt. 3.136 (so in Med., παραλυόμενοι τὰ πηδάλια taking off the rudders, X. An. 5.1.11 :—Pass., παραλελυμέναι τοὺς ταρσούς with their oars taken off, Plb. 8.4.2) ; τὴν πτέρυγα -λύσασα τοῦ χιτωνίου Ar. Fr. 325 ; τὸν θώρακα Plu. Ant. 76 :—Med., π. τὴν ῥαφὴν [τοῦ χιτῶνος] Id. Cleom. 37 ; τοὺς στεφάνους Id. QConv. 2.646a :—Pass., Hdt. 3.105.

b hamstring

hamstring, ἅρματα LXX 2 Ki. 8.4.

2 undo, put an end to, relinquish, get rid of

undo, put an end to, πόνους E. Andr. 304 (lyr.); τὴν τοῦ παιδίου ἀμφισβήτησιν relinquish it, Is. 4.10 :—Med., get rid of, τὸν κίνδυνον D.H. 6.28.

3 undo secretly

undo secretly, τὰ σακκία τῶν χρημάτων Plu. Lib.educ. 2.10b, cf. D.S. 13.106.

4 pay

pay a penalty, LXX Ge. 4.15 ; = Lat. persolvo, νόμισμα PStrassb. 50.8, 14 (vi A.D.).

II part from, was detached from, release from, to be exempt from, set free from, dismiss from, set, free, release, from, set free, obtain leave of absence from

c. acc. pers. et gen. rei, part from, πολλοὺς ἤδη παρέλυσεν θάνατος δάμαρτος E. Alc. 932 (lyr., dub.l.) ; μία γάρ σφεων παρελύθη ὑπὸ Ἰώνων one city (Smyrna) was detached from them, Hdt. 1.149 ; π. τινὰ τῆς στρατιῆς release from military service, Id. 7.38 (and in Pass., to be exempt from it, 5.75), cf. Plb. 6.33.10 ; τοῦ ὅρκου OGI 266.46 (Pergam., iii B.C.) ; π. τινὰ δυσφρονᾶν set free from cares, Pi. O. 2.52 ; π. τινὰ τῆς στρατηγίης dismiss from the command, Hdt. 6.94, cf. Th. 7.16, 8.54 ; τῆς δ

III loose besides, in addition

loose besides, in addition, π. καὶ ἑτέραν [κύνα] X. Cyn. 6.14.

IV disable, enfeeble, to be paralysed, to be exhausted, flag

disable, enfeeble, Pl. Ax. 367b ; π. τροφῆς ἀποχῇ τὸ σῶμα Plu. Demetr. 38 :—mostly in Pass., to be paralysed, δεξιὴ χεὶρ παρελύθη Hp. Epid. 1.4.13 [1.26.ιγʹ]; τὰ παραλελυμένα τοῦ σώματος μόρια Arist. EN 1102b18 : generally, to be exhausted, flag, ἡ δύναμις . . τῆς πόλεως παρελύθη Lys. 13.46 ; τῇ σωματικῇ δυνάμει παραλυόμενος ὑπὸ τῶν τραυμάτων Plb. 16.5.7 ; παραλελυμένοι καὶ τοῖς σώμασι καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς Id. 20.10.9 ; τὴν δύναμιν παρελέλυντο Id. 1.58.9 ; τὰς χεῖρας Teles p. 38 H.