παραμῡθ-ία · paramyth-ia — LSJ
encouragement, exhortation, reassurance, gentle persuasion
encouragement, exhortation, Pl. R. 450d, Phld. Ir. p.65 W.(pl.) ; reassurance, gentle persuasion, Pl. Phd. 70b, Lg. 720a.
2 consolation, diversion, distraction
consolation, Id. Ax. 365a, Arr. Epict. 1.1.18 ; diversion, distraction, Pl. Sph. 224a.
3 relief from, abatement of
relief from, abatement of, φθόνου Plu. Them. 22 ; τῶν πόνων καὶ τῶν κινδύνων Id. Dio 52, etc.; π. ταλαιπωρούντων, of sleep, Secund. Sent. 13.
4 explanation, solution
explanation, solution of a difficulty, π. πρὸς τὴν ἀπορίαν Plu. Pyth. 2.395f, cf. Fac.lun. 929f, Simp. in Ph. 361.19.
5 excuse
excuse, ἔχειν τινὰ π. Longin. 4.7, cf. Hermog. Id. 1.11, al.