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παραβάλλω

παραβάλλω, to throw beside

παραβάλλω, fut. -βᾰλῶ: aor. 2 παρέβᾰλον: pf. -βέβληκα:—
  • throw beside or by, throw to one, as fodder to horses, παρὰ δέ σφισι βάλλετʼ ἐδωδήν Il. 8.504, cf. 5.369; πὰρ δʼ ἔβαλον ζειάς Od. 4.41; π. [τοῖς ἵπποις] ἀμβροσίαν Pl. Phdr. 247e; π. τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοῖς ὄχλοις Plb. 38.17.2; πυρὶ φρύγανα π. add fuel to the flame, Arr. Epict. 2.18.5, cf. 2.18.12:— Pass., παραβληθῆναι [τοῖς θηρίοις] D.C. 59.10; τάριχος . . ἀπόνως παραβεβλημένον thrown carelessly before people, Ar. Fr. 333:—Med., μάζας ἐπὶ κάλαμον παραβαλλόμενοι ordering them to be served up, Pl. R. 372b.
        • b throw in, φακέλους ἐς τὸ μεταξύ Th. 2.77, cf. 6.99.
      • 2 hold out to one as a bait, X. Cyn. 11.2.
      • 3 cast in oneʼs teeth, τινί τι Aeschin. 3.189; object, offer in rejoinder, τῷ πρώτῳ -βληθήσεται τοιοῦτος λόγος Phld. Ir. p.95 W.
    • II expose, παρέβαλέν τʼ ἐμὲ παρὰ γένος ἀνόσιον put me in their power, Ar. Av. 333 (lyr.); τῇ τύχῃ . . αὑτὸν π. Philippid. 6 (v.l. for προ-) ; ἂν δʼ ἀληθινὸν σαυτὸν παραβάλλῃς if you present, show yourself . ., Posidipp. 26:—freq. in Med., expose oneself or what is oneʼs own to hazard or danger, αἰὲν ἐμὴν ψυχὴν παραβαλλόμενος πολεμίζειν risking it in war, Il. 9.322; π. τὰ τέκνα risk the lives of oneʼs children, Hdt. 7.10.θʹ; παῖδας Th. 2.44; πλείω παραβαλλόμενοι having greater interests at stake, Id. 3.65; οὐκ ἴσα π. X. Cyr. 2.3.11: pf. Pass. in med. sense, Λακεδαιμονίοις πλεῖστον δὴ παραβεβλημένοι having risked far the most upon them, Th. 5.113; also τὸν κίνδυνον τῶν σωμάτων παραβαλλομένους Id. 3.14; venture, πρὸς τὴν θάλατταν ὅταν -βάλωνται Plb. 1.37.9; π. καὶ τολμᾶν Id. 18.53.2: c. dat., π. τοῖς ὅλοις Id. 2.26.6; τῷ βίῳ IG 12(3).1286.22 (Astypalaea): c. inf., venture to do, Plu. Pel. 8:—Pass., παραβεβλημένον τι εἰπεῖν make an unguarded statement, Philostr. VA 4.42.
        • b in wagering, deposit oneʼs stake, Plu. Cat.Mi. 44.
      • 2 Pass., c. dat., to be given up to, πόρναισι καὶ κύβοισι παραβεβλημένος Ar. Pl. 243.
    • III set beside or parallel with, Arist. PA 668a17 (Pass.), cf. Rh. 1419b35; Εὔβοια τῇ ἠπείρῳ παραβεβλημένη lying parallel with, Str. 9.1.22: hence,
      • 2 compare one with another, Isoc. 9.34, etc.; τι παρά τι Pl. Grg. 472c; π. [ἵππον] ἵππῳ match one against another, X. Eq. 9.8:—in Med., παραβάλλομαί σοι (sc. ὄρνιθι) θρήνους I set my songs against . ., E. IT 1094 (lyr.): abs., παραβαλλόμεναι vying with one another, Id. Andr. 289 (lyr.); [ἀφορμὰς] αἷς οὔτε Ἁρμόδιος παραβεβλήσεται Philostr. VA 5.34:—freq. in Pass., π. τινί Hdt. 4.198; πρός τι Hp. Art. 51, X. Mem. 2.4.5; παρά τι Pl. Grg. 475e; ἀπάτα δʼ ἀπάταις παραβαλλομένα one piece of treachery set against another, S. OC 231 (lyr.).
      • 3 bring alongside, in Med., τὴν ἄκατον παραβάλλου bring your boat alongside, heave to, Ar. Eq. 762; ἐφόλκιον Plu. Pomp. 73; also π. τὼ κωπίω Ar. Ra. 269: abs., παραβαλοῦ ib. 180: metaph., παραβάλλου λοιδορῶν avast with your abuse! Plu. QConv. 2.711d.
    • IV throw, turn, bend sideways, ὄμμα π. θύννου δίκην cast it askance, A. Fr. 308; τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν παράβαλλʼ ἐς Καρίαν Ar. Eq. 173; τὠφθαλμὼ παραβάλλεις Id. Nu. 362 (referred to by Pl. Smp. 221b); π. τὸ ἕτερον οὖς πλάγιον X. Cyn. 5.32; π. τὰ ὦτα apply oneʼs ears to listen, Pl. R. 531a; παραβαλὼν τὴν κεφαλήν Id. Phd. 103a; Ἡρακλεῖ στόμα π. lend oneʼs mouth to Heracles, i.e. join in his praise, Pi. P. 9.87 (v.l. περιβ-) ; π. τοὺς γομφίους lay to oneʼs grinders, Ar. Pax 34; π. τὸ θύριον τοῦ λόγου, metaph., put to the door . ., close it, Plu. Fac.lun. 2.940f.
    • V deposit with one, entrust to him, τινί τι Hdt. 2.154.
    • VI in Med., deceive, betray, Id. 1.108, Th. 1.133, Alc.Com. 30 (Act. in the same sense, Hsch.; cf. παραβαλλέταιρος).
    • VII Geom., π. παρά . . apply a figure to a finite line, παραλληλόγραμμον π. παρὰ εὐθεῖαν Euc. 6.27, cf. Archim. Aequil. 2.1.
      • 2 since to apply an area xy to a line of length x is to divide xy by x, π. = divide, τι παρά τι Dioph. 5.10, al.; cf. παρά C. 1.4c.
  • B intr., come near, approach, Pl. Ly. 203b, PPetr. 3p.102 (iii B. C.), etc.; enter, Arist. Pol. 1331a34; π. ἀλλήλοις meet one another, Pl. R. 556c; f.l. for περιβάλῃ, ib. 499b; παρέβαλεν Ἀναξιμένει τῷ ῥήτορι was a pupil of A., Plu. VOrat. 2.846f.
    • II go by sea, cross over, παρέβαλε νηυσὶ ἰθὺ Σκιάθου Hdt. 7.179, cf. Philipp. ap. D. 12.16, Arist. Mir. 836a29; of ships, ναῦς Πελοποννησίων ἐς Ἰωνίαν π. Th. 3.32.
    • III come alongside, bring to, περὶ Ῥόδον παραβαλόντος ναυτικοῦ στόλου Arist. GA 763a31; παραβαλόντες τῇ πεντήρει having come alongside of her, in a sea-fight, Plb. 15.2.12, cf. 1.22.9: generally, come to land, of quails, Arist. HA 597b15:—in Med., put in, πρός τινας Philostr. VA 6.16.
    • IV metaph., direct oneʼs course towards, εἰς ἡδονάς Arist. EN 1153b34.
    • V Astrol., to be in the same right ascension as, c. dat., Cat.Cod.Astr. 1.113, 5(1).188.

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