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παρα-πέμπω

parapempo

send past, conveyed, past

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What it meant

παρα-πέμπω · para-pempō — LSJ

send past, conveyed, past, through, support, pass, while, away

send past, ἀλλʼ Ἥρη παρέπεμψεν conveyed [the Argo] past or through the Symplegades, Od. 12.72 : metaph., σαρκὶ καὶ γάλακτι π. τὸν βίον support life, Agatharch. 30, cf. 99, Hyp. Fr. 219a ; π. τὴν νύκτα pass the night, Poll. 6.109 :—Med., π. τὸν κάματον while it away, Sch. Ar. Nu. 1360.

2 send by, along the coast

send by or along the coast, Th. 8.61 (Pass.).

3 escort, convoying, escort, escort to the grave, to be escorted

escort, of ships of war convoying merchant vessels, D. 21.167, cf. 8.25 (Pass.) ; π. τὰ ἱερὰ στρατεύματα IGRom. 3.1421.7 (Prusias, iii A. D.) : generally, escort, Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 1.12, etc. ; π. τινὰ πρὸς τὴν οἰκίαν Plu. Per. 5 ; π. τὰ ἱερά IG 2(2).1078 (iii A. D.) ; esp. escort to the grave, χορῷ . . τὸ σῶμα Posidon. 14J. (so in Med., τὸ σῶμα παραπέμψασθαι ἐπὶ τὴν κηδείαν IG 12(7).53.19 (Amorgos)) :—Pass., ἐτάφη καὶ παρεπέμφθη πανδημεί D.L. 3.41 ; of a bridal procession, to be escorted to the b

b attend, escort, attend

attend a person, of Roman clients, Epict. Ench. 25.2 ; escort, attend to or from the forum, D.C. 43.22, 58.11 : metaph., of philosophy, τὸ -πέμψαι δυνάμενον M.Ant. 2.17 ; τὸν ὑπόλοιπον βίον ὑπὸ δόξης χρηστῆς παραπεμφθῆναι Hyp. Dem. 21.

4 convoy

convoy supplies, provisions, etc., to an army, π. τισὶ παραπομπήν X. HG 7.2.18 ; σῖτον Philipp. ap. D. 18.77, cf. 50.58.

5 send, along, along

send troops along the line or along the flanks, in support, ἐπʼ οὐρὰν καὶ τὸ ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος ἱππικόν X. HG 4.3.4 ; εὐζώνους εἰς τὰ πλάγια Id. An. 6.3.15, cf. Ages. 2.3.

6 bring also, besides, to be sent in addition

bring also or besides, φέρε, παῖ, . . ὕδωρ, π. τὸ χειρόμακτρον Ar. Fr. 502 :—Pass., to be sent in addition, SIG 613.19 (Delph., ii B. C.).

7 swallow

swallow, Dionys. Av. 2.6.

II pass on, send to, waft, give, up

of voice, etc., pass on, send to, of an echo, π. στόνον τινί S. Ph. 1459 (anap.) ; θόρυβον π. τινί waft him applause, Ar. Eq. 546 ; μουσικῇ π. ἑαυτόν give oneself up to . . , Plu. Sol. 29, cf. Phld. Mus. p.108K. ; χάριτι π. ἀτύφῳ Plu. Cat.Mi. 46 :—Med., φωνὴν π. D.C. 74.14.

b reflect

of light, reflect, M.Ant. 8.57.

c

metaph., δόγματα φαντάζεσθαι καὶ π. Id. 10.9.

III dismiss, dismiss oneʼs, put away oneʼs

dismiss, Philipp. ap. D. 18.166, Plb. 30.19.17, D.S. 26.1, etc. :—Med., dismiss oneʼs pupil, D.L. 8.87 ; put away oneʼs wife, Apollod. 1.9.28.

2 give up, omit, reject, reject, omit

give up, omit, τὸ λουτρόν Sor. 1.46, cf. Phld. Rh. 1.181 S. ; reject, Sor. 1.118, M.Ant. 1.8 ; τὰς δεήσεις J. AJ 6.3.5 :—Med., reject, A.D. Synt. 6.7, al. ; omit, πλείονα . . ἱστορούμενα Philum. Ven. 36.3.

IV transmit

transmit an inheritance, Arg. Is. 10, Procop. Arc. 11 : metaph., π. ἔχθος εἰς τριγονίαν ib. 15 ; μνήμην εἰς τοὺς ἐπιγόνους Id. Aed. 1 Praef.

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