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παρονομ-άζω

paronomazo

call with a slight change of name

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παρονομ-άζω · paronom-azō — LSJ

call with a slight change of name, have oneʼs name slightly changed

call with a slight change of name, Str. 13.1.45 :— Pass., have oneʼs name slightly changed, Id. 6.1.15 ; Ἀκτικὴν τὴν νῦν Ἀττικὴν παρονομασθεῖσαν Id. 9.1.3.

2 form a derived name, to be named after, to be derived, the employment of παρονομασία II.2

form a derived name, τὰ μὲν καινὰ ἔθεσαν, τὰ δὲ παρωνόμασαν Id. 11.11.5, cf. Demetr. Eloc. 97 :— Pass., to be named after, παρωνομασμένον ἀπό τινος D.S. 2.4, cf. Str. 11.2.15 ; to be derived, ἔκ τινος Plu. Cic. 17 ; παρά τι A.D. Adv. 148.11 ; ἔν τισι Id. Pron. 3.17 ; ἀπό τινος Plot. 6.1.9 ; but διὰ τὸ παρωνομάσθαι because of the employment of παρονομασία II.2, Hermog. Id. 2.5.

II added the epithet ‘virilis’ to ‘Fortuna’

τῇ Τύχῃ τὴν ἀνδρείαν παρωνόμασεν added the epithet ‘virilis’ to ‘Fortuna’, Plu. Fort.Rom. 2.318f.

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