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παρίημι

pariemi

let fall at the side, let fall

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What it meant

παρίημι · pariēmi — LSJ

let fall at the side, let fall, hung down

let fall at the side, let fall, πὰρ δʼ ἴεισι τὰ πτέρα Sapph. 16 ; τὴν χεῖρα παρεικώς Clearch. 25 ; παρεῖσʼ ἐμαυτήν S. El. 819 ; π. ἀπʼ ὀμμάτων πέπλον E. HF 1203 (lyr.) ; τὸ μάργον τῆς γνάθου Id. Cyc. 310:—Pass., ἡ δὲ παρείθη μήρινθος ποτὶ γαῖαν it hung down to earth, Il. 23.868.

II pass by, pass over

pass by, pass over, πᾶν ἔθνος καταστρεφόμενος καὶ οὐδὲν παριείς Hdt. 1.177 ; π. κλύδωνʼ ἔφιππον S. El. 732, cf. D. 18.263 ; π. τι ἄρρητον Pl. Lg. 754a:—Pass., περὶ μὲν τούτου παρείσθω Plb. 2.59.3.

2 pass unnoticed, disregard, omit, neglect

pass unnoticed, disregard, τι Pi. P. 1.86, Hdt. 1.14, A. Ag. 291, Ch. 925, 1032, S. Ant. 1193, etc.; τὰ παθήματα . . παρεῖσʼ ἐάσω Id. OC 363 :—Pass., παίδων πόθος παρεῖτο Id. El. 545 ; μηδαμῇ παρεθῆναι D. 21.105 : c. inf., omit to do, παρέντα τοῦ μὲν τὸ φρόνιμον ἐγκωμιάζειν, τοῦ δὲ τὸ ἄφρον ψέγειν Pl. Phdr. 235e, cf. PCair.Zen. 369.2 (iii B.C.), Iamb. Comm.Math. 1 : with a neg.repeated, μὴ παρῇς τὸ μὴ οὐ φράσαι S. OT 283 : c. part., οὐ παρίει σείων ὁ θεός Paus. 3.5.9 : abs., αἰ δέ κα παρῇ Berl.S

3 let pass

of Time, let pass, τὸν χειμῶνα Hdt. 1.77 ; ἕνδεκα ἡμέρας Id. 7.183 ; νύκτα μέσην Id. 8.9 ; τὸν καιρόν Th. 4.27, etc.

III relax, weakens, remit, give up, give up the use of, to be relaxed, weakened

relax, τοὺς τερθρίους παρίει Ar. Eq. 440 ; οἶνος παρίησι weakens, D.L. 9.86 ; remit, γόον, πόθον, χόλον, E. Supp. 111, Tr. 650, IA [1609] ; give up, μελέτας Th. 1.85 ; τὸν φελλόν give up the use of. . , Thphr. l.c. :—Pass., to be relaxed, weakened, κόπου δʼ ὕπο. . παρεῖται E. Ba. 635 ; κόπῳ παρεῖμαι Id. Ph. 852 ; παρειμένος νόσῳ Id. Or. 881 ; ὕπνῳ Id. Cyc. 591 ; γήρᾳ Pl. Lg. 931d ; σώμασι παρειμέναι E. Ba. 683 ; παρειμένα μέρη τοῦ σώματος Dsc. 3.73, cf. Aret. SD 1.7, etc.; καὶ δὴ παρεῖται σῶμα E

2 slack away, letting go oneʼs hold of

τοῦ ποδὸς παρίει slack away the sheet, Ar. Eq. 436 : so perh. metaph., τοῦ μετρίου παρείς letting go oneʼs hold of moderation, i. e. giving it up, S. OC 1212 (lyr.).

3 remit, pardon, release

remit punishment, τιμωρίαν Lycurg. 9 (Pass.) ; pardon, τὴν συμφοράν Ar. Ra. 699 :—Pass., ἐποίησεν παρεθῆμεν (Dor. for παρεθῆναι) secured our release from the obligation, IG 42(1).66.47 (Epid., i B.C.) : c. gen., παρεῖσθαι τὰς πόλεις τῶν τόκων OGI 444.15 (Ilium, iB.C.).

IV yield, give up, leave, give up, resign, left

yield, give up, νίκην τινί Hdt. 6.103, cf. A. Ag. 943 ; τυραννίδα τινί E. Ph. 523 ; αὑτοὺς κυμάτων δρομήμασιν Id. Tr. 693 ; π. τινὶ τὴν ἀρχήν Th. 6.23, cf. Arist. Pol. 1285b15; οὐδὲ δεῖν δυνάμενον ἄρχειν παριέναι τῷ πλησίον ib. 1325a37 ; leave a thing to another, σοὶ παρεὶς τάδε S. Ph. 132 ; Ζεὺς τὰ μικρὰ . . ἄλλοις δαίμοσιν παρεὶς ἐᾷ Trag.Adesp. 353 :—Med., give up, συμμαχίαν Arist. Rh.Al. 1446b28 ; resign, στρατηγίαν D.C. 39.23, etc. :—Pass., [γῆ] παρειμένη left in private ownership, PHib. 1.5

2 permit, allow, suffer, do, allow, has allowed

permit, allow, c. dat. pers. et inf., ἄλλῳ δὲ παρήσομεν οὐδενὶ ναυαρχέειν Hdt. 7.161, cf. S. El. 1482, Ar. Eq. 341, Arist. Pol. 1336b29 : c. subj., πάρες ὑπερβῶ suffer me to . . , E. Fr. 308 (anap.) : abs. (the inf. being understood), S. OC 591, Ar. Eq. 340, Pl. Smp. 199c, etc.; μὴ παρῇς σαυτοῦ βροτοῖς ὄνειδος do not allow them to have cause to reproach thee, S. Ph. 967 ; παρῆκεν, ὥστε βραχέα μοι δεῖσθαι φράσαι has allowed that there should be but little for me to say, Id. OC 570.

V allow to pass, admit, let us, admit, have admitted, their very, admit

allow to pass, admit, οὐδεὶς ὅστις οὐ παρήσει [ἡμέας] Hdt. 3.72, cf. 4.146 ; π. ἐς τὴν Ἑλλάδα τοὺς βαρβάρους, τὸν Μαρδόνιον ἐπὶ τὴν Ἑ., Id. 8.15, 9.1 ; Ἄδραστον εἰς γῆν π. E. Supp. 468 ; λόγον π. εἰς τὸ φρουρίον Pl. R. 561b ; μὴ παρίωμεν εἰς τὴν ψυχήν let us not admit [the thought], Id. Phd. 90e :—Med., βαρβάρους εἰς τὰς ἀκροπόλεις παρεῖνται have admitted them into their very citadels, D. 15.15 ; of innkeepers, admit, τοὺς καταλύτας ἡμιασσαρίου Plb. 2.15.6.

VI obtain the leave of

Med., obtain the leave of a magistrate, παρέμενος τοὺς ἄρχοντας Pl. Lg. 742b, cf. 951a.

2 beg to be excused, let off, ask, quarter, ask, favour, ask pardon

beg to be excused or let off something, οὐδέν σου παρίεμαι I ask no quarter, Id. R. 341b ; οὐκ ἂν παρείμην οἷσι μὴ δοκῶ φρονεῖν I ask no favour of them, S. OC 1666 ; so παριέμεσθα καί φαμεν κακῶς φρονεῖν I ask pardon . . , E. Med. 892 ; τοῦτο ὑμῶν δέομαι καὶ παρίεμαι Pl. Ap. 17c.

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