παρά-θεσις (parathesis)

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Proverbia 2 · 1.8/10k
Machabaeorum II 2 · 1.73/10k
Machabaeorum I 2 · 1.15/10k
Regnorum IV 1 · 0.58/10k
Paralipomenon II 1 · 0.51/10k
Enneads 8 · 0.38/10k
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 4 · 0.37/10k

What it meant

παρά-θεσις · para-thesis — LSJ

juxtaposition

juxtaposition, θέσις καὶ π. Hp. Off. 3: in Tactics, π. λόχου ἑτέρῳ λόχῳ Arr. Tact. 7.1; αἱ κατὰ τὰς π. μίξεις, opp. αἱ διʼ ὅλων κράσεις, Antip.Stoic. 3.255, cf. Chrysipp. ib. 2.153, 220; opp. ἔγκρασις, κατάκρασις, Theol.Ar. 9, 10; κατὰ παράθεσιν, opp. κατʼ ἀλληλουχίαν, ib. 4.

2 juxtaposition, com, addition, addition

Gramm., juxtaposition, opp. composition (σύνθεσις), as in Διόσκοροι, opp. Διογενής, EM 278.25, 649.14; also, addition, π. προθετική addition of prepositions, A.D. Synt. 333.7, cf. Pron. 23.12, al.

3

a mode of wrestling, Plu. QConv. 2.638f (pl.).

4 juxtaposition, neighbourhood, comparison

Pass., juxtaposition, neighbourhood, Plb. 2.17.3, etc.; κατὰ παράθεσιν Id. 4.28.2; ἐκ παραθέσεως on comparison, Id. 3.62.11, cf. Aret. SA 2.2, etc.; ἐκ τῆς π. καὶ συγκρίσεως τῶν λέγεσθαι μελλόντων Plb. 16.29.5, etc., cf. Chor. in Rev.Phil. 1.71.

II dish, dinner set before, supplies

dish or dinner set before people, τοὺς διακόνους τοὺς τὰς π. φέροντας Plb. 30.26.6, cf. LXX 2 Ch. 11.11, Ath. 14.664c; ὑγρῶν π. Plb. 13.2.2: pl., supplies, PPetr. 3p.133 (iii B. C.).

2 offering

offering of food to a god, PMag.Berol. 1.23, PMag.Par. 1.2887.

III storing up, store of provisions, for storage, deposit

storing up, τῶν χορηγιῶν Plb. 3.17.11; οἴνου καὶ ἀκροδρύων D.S. 3.73; store of provisions, αἱ εἰς τὰ στρατόπεδα π. Plb. 2.15.3; π. πυρῶν, ὕδατος, IG 12(7).515.77 (Amorgos), Ath.Mech. 13.9; ὅπλων OGI 90.22 (Rosetta, ii B. C.): gen. παραθέσεως for storage, IG 5 (1).870, al. (Sparta); ἐσχηκέναι ἐν παραθέσει on deposit, POxy. 1039.7 (iii A. D.), etc.

IV putting down, mention, citation, instance

ἡ τῶν ὀνομάτων π. putting down or mention of names, Plb. 3.36.3; τῶν μαρτυριῶν citation of instances, D.L. 7.180: hence in Gramm., instance, A.D. Synt. 5.13 (pl.), al.

V laying of advice before, suggestion

laying of advice before others, suggestion, αἱ τῶν φίλων π. Plb. 9.22.10, al.

In the wild

παράθεσιν · parathesin Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 10.1 (DIORISIS sentence 9112)
παράθεσιν · parathesin Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 2.10 (DIORISIS sentence 1888)
παράθεσιν · parathesin Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.1 (DIORISIS sentence 6482)
παραθέσει · parathesei Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.7 (DIORISIS sentence 6780)
παραθέσει · parathesei Plotinus, Enneads 2.7 (DIORISIS sentence 1113)
παραθέσει · parathesei Plotinus, Enneads 3.2 (DIORISIS sentence 1458)

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