παράφημι

paraphemi

speak gently to, advise

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1577
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12249
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24771
Odyssey 3
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2189
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16287
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

196

Dictionary (LSJ)

παράφημι, poet. παραίφημι and πάρφημι, A. speak gently to, advise, μητρὶ δʼ ἐγὼ παράφημι Il. 1.577 :—Med., persuade, appease, μνηστῆρας μαλακοῖς ἐπέεσσι παρφάσθαι Od. 16.287, 19.6 ; τινʼ ἄλλον παρφάμενος ἐπέεσσιν ἀποτρέψεις πολέμοιο Il. 12.249, cf. Od. 2.189 ; μαλακοῖσι παραιφάμενοι ἐπέεσσιν Hes. Th. 90, cf. Parm. 1.15. 2. freq. with collat. notion of deceit, speak deceitfully or insincerely, παρφάμεν ὅρκον, λόγον, Pi. O. 7.66, P. 9.43 :—Med., πολλά μιν παρφαμένα beguiling him, Id. N. 5.32.

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