παρα-τροπή · para-tropē — LSJ
turning away, means of averting
turning away, means of averting, θανάτου E. Ion 1230 (lyr.) ; τῶν ἀβουλήτων Plu. Superst. 2.168e (pl.).
2 slight alteration
slight alteration, τοῦ ὀνόματος ib. Isid. 376a, cf. Suid. s.v. χρεών; f.l. for παρεκτροπή, A.D. Synt. 167.3; τρόπος ἐστὶ λόγος κατὰ παρατροπὴν τοῦ κυρίου λεγόμενος Trypho Trop.Praef.
3 misleading
misleading, τοῦ φρονοῦντος Plu. Amat. 2.758e.
II deviation
intr., deviation, τῆς ὁδοῦ ib. Suav. 1106b ; εἰς τὸ νοσῶδες Apollon. ap. Orib. 7.19.5; εἰς τὸ παρὰ φύσιν Gal. 18(1).181.
2 aberration, error, perversion
of the mind, aberration, error, Plu. Aud. 2.40b, Iamb. Myst. 3.25 (pl.); perversion, Plu. Suav. 2.1104d.
3 side-stream, digression
metaph., side-stream, Longin. 13.3 (pl.); digression, Plu. Herod. 2.855d (pl.), Luc. Dem.Enc. 6.