παραλέγω
paralego
pluck out superfluous hair; gather, pick up
Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
παραλέγω, A. pluck out superfluous hair, :—Pass., παραλέλεξαι you have had your eyebrows plucked. Ec. 904 (lyr.) ; παραλελέχθαι τὰς τρίχας 2.35. II. Med., παραλέγεσθαι τὴν γῆν sail or coast along, Peripl. 11, 14.55, Peripl.M.Rubr. 60 ; τὴν Ἰταλίαν 13.3 ; τὴν Κρήτην Act.Ap. 27.8, 13 : abs., 13.1.22. III. speak beside the purpose, wander in oneʼs talk, rave, πολλὰ π. Epid. 1.18, 26.δʼ :—Med., παραλεξάμενος speaking beside the point, Rh. 1.101 2. speak incidentally, μῦθον 2.653e :—Pass., to be cited, ἐπὶ παραδείγματος 4.7. 3. add to what one has said, BGU 665 ii 15 (i A. D.).
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