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παρέλκω

parelko

draw aside

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παρέλκω · parelkō — LSJ

draw aside, draw, out sideways, withdraw secretly, draw aside to oneself, get hold of by craft

draw aside, π. πραγμάτων ὀρθὰν ὁδόν Pi. O. 7.46 ; π. τὸ ἀκόντισμα draw it out sideways, Plu. Cam. 2 ; π. ἑαυτόν withdraw secretly, Id. Cleom. 8 ; π. τινὰ ἀπὸ . . Chrysipp. ap. D.L. 7.182 (v. l.); π. ἡ φαντασία πρός τι S.E. P. 2.77 :—Med., draw aside to oneself, get hold of by craft, οὕνεκα τῶν μὲν δῶρα παρέλκετο Od. 18.282.

2 lead alongside, to be towed

lead alongside, as a led horse, Hdt. 3.102 :—Med., ὁ ἐλαύνων τὸν ἕτερον παρέλκεται Harp. s.v. ἅμιπποι :—Pass., παρέλκεσθαι ἐκ γῆς to be towed from the bank, Hdt. 2.96.

3 pull

κενὰς παρέλκειν (τὰς κώπας, acc. to Sch.) pull them through the air, without dipping them, i. e. make a mere show of working, Ar. Pax 1306.

4 drag in, to be brought in as an accompaniment

drag in, ὅταν ἀπορήσῃ . . , τότε π. αὐτόν (sc. τὸν νοῦν) Arist. Metaph. 985a20 ; τὰ Ἰουδαϊκὰ εἰς τὸν μῦθον π. Plu. Isid. 2.363d :— Pass., to be brought in as an accompaniment, Phld. Mus. p.95 K.

5 lug on the stage, maul

lug on the stage, or maul a play, Εὔπολις μὲν τὸν Μαρικᾶν . . παρείλκυσεν Ar. Nu. 553.

II spin out, delay, put off, fob off, put, off, to be delayed

spin out in time, τὰ κατὰ τὸν κίνδυνον π. ὀλίγας ἡμέρας Plb. 2.70.3, etc.; μηδὲν παρέλκων without delay, SIG 306.43 (Tegea, iv B. C.) : c. acc., put off, fob off, τινα PMagd. l.c., etc.: abs., μὴ μύνῃσι παρέλκετε put not things off by excuses, Od. 21.111 ; also π. τὸν χρόνον D.H. 2.45, Luc. Am. 54 :—Pass., to be delayed, Plb. 5.30.5, 22.4.11, D.H. 10.19.

III to be prolonged, continue

intr., to be prolonged, continue, Luc. Am. 25, Eun. Hist. p.260 D.; ἡδονῆς παρέλκοντα μέτρα Luc. Am. 21.

2 to be redundant, merely appended, extraneous additions

to be redundant, περιττὰ καὶ παρέλκοντα Ph. 1.227, cf. Phld. D. 3.14, Arr. Epict. 1.7.29, S.E. P. 2.175 ; περὶ τῶν παρελκόντων λόγων, title of work by Chrysippus, Stoic. 2.7 : so in Gramm., τὰ παρέλκοντα A.D. Pron. 3.6 :—Pass., τὰ ἐκ περιττοῦ παρελκόμενα τοῖς ἐπιτηδεύμασι things merely appended to the arts, extraneous additions to them, Plb. 9.20.6, cf. D.H. 4.20, Plu. E apud Delph. 2.386d, A.D. Pron. 79.27.

IV to be derived

intr., to be derived, ἀπό . . ib. 6.16.

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