παρασφάλλω · parasphallō — LSJ
cause to glance off to the side, foil, of, err, be deceived, having wandered from
cause to glance off to the side, of an arrow, παρέσφηλεν γὰρ Ἀπόλλων Il. 8.311 ; π. τινὰ καλῶν foil one of . . , Pi. N. 11.31 ; π. τινὰ νόοιο Opp. H. 3.200 :—Pass., err, be deceived, νοῦς παρέσφαλται Critias 6.13 ; ἀληθείας . . ἐκτὸς παρεσφαλμένοι having wandered from it, Pl. Epin. 976b, cf. Procl. in Prm. p.548 S.; ταύτης ὁ Μῶμος ἄχθεται-σφαλείς Com.Adesp. 262 ; εἴ τι παρεσφάλη Ph. 2.440.