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πάρεδρ-ος

paredros

sitting beside

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 15 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

πάρεδρ-ος · paredr-os — LSJ

sitting beside, sitting beside, near

sitting beside, as at table, τὰς γυναῖκας ἐσάγεσθαι π. Hdt. 5.18 : generally, sitting beside, near, τινι E. Or. 83, Hec. 616 ; Διὸς αἰετῶν π. ἱερέα Pi. P. 4.4.

II assessor, coadjutor, counsellors, assessors, assessors, lieutenant

Subst., assessor, coadjutor, folld. by dat. or gen., Διὸς π., of Themis, Id. O. 8.22, cf. Ar. Av. 1753, Phylarch. 24J. ; ἕτοιμος αὐτῷ (sc. Διί) π., of Rhadamanthys, Pi. O. 2.76 ; ἵμερος . . τῶν μεγάλων π. ἐν ἀρχαῖς θεσμῶν S. Ant. 798 (lyr.) ; τᾷ Σοφίᾳ παρέδρους Ἔρωτας E. Med. 843 ; Ἑρμᾶς Ἀφροδίτᾳ π. Epigr.Gr. 783 (Cnidus), cf. 817, IG 2.1298 ; καί με καλεῦσι πάρεδρον Hymn.Is. 139 : freq. in Prose, of the counsellors of Xerxes, Hdt. 7.147, cf. 8.138 ; of the Ephors at Sparta, Id. 6.65 ; at Athens

2 secondary

metaph., Ἐρεχθέα τοῖς ἐν τῇ ἀκροπόλει θεοῖς π. ἀποδείξασα Aristid. 1.119 J. ; π. ἡδονή secondary pleasure, Aristaenet. 2.16.

III assistant divinity, familiar spirit

in Magic, assistant divinity, familiar spirit, PMag. Berol. 1.54, PMag.Lond. 121.884, Tab. Defix. Aud. 155 A 20, PMag.Par. 1.1850 : hence,

2 giving magical aid

of things, giving magical aid, τρίστιχος Ὁμήρου π. ib. 2145.

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