παρακούω

parakouo

hear beside

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Theaetetus 2
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157e3
195a7
Euthydemus 1
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300d8
Letters 1
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339e4
Protagoras 1
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330e8

Dictionary (LSJ)

παρακούω, A. hear beside, esp. hear accidentally, hear talk of, Δημοκήδεος τὴν τέχνην Hdt. 3.129 ; ἀξίων λόγου πραγμάτων Pl. Ep. 339e ; παρακήκοα νῦν ὅτι τίκτει AP 5.74 (Rufin.). II. eavesdrop, overhear from, δεσποτῶν ἅττʼ ἂν λαλῶσι Ar. Ra. 750 ; τι παρά τινος Pl. Euthd. 300d ; π. τινός overhear him, Luc. Merc.Cond. 37 ; π. τὸν λόγον Ev.Marc. 5.36. III. hear imperfectly or wrongly, misunderstand, ἀκούειν τι τοῦ λόγου, παρακούειν δέ Arist. EN 1149a26, cf. Pl. Prt. 330e, Tht. 195a, Phld. Mus.p.102 K., Ceb. 3, Luc. Anach. 31; ἑκουσίως π. D.S. 30.8. IV. hear carelessly, take no heed of, τῆς παραγγειλάσης φύσεως Epicur. Fr. 200; τῶν γραφομένων Plb. 24.9.1, cf. Luc. Salt. 6, etc.; τῶν ἐντολῶν LXX To. 3.4 ; τῶν λεγομένων Plb. 7.12.9 (but τὰ λεγόμενα LXX Es. 3.3). 2. c. gen. pers., PHib. 1.170 (iii B.C.), Plb. 2.8.3,3.15.2, Ev.Matt. 18.17:—Pass., to be disregarded, Plb. 5.35.5; περί τινος Id. 30.20.2, prob. cj. in 23.3.3. 3. disobey, τοῦ θεοῦ J. AJ 1.10.4 : abs., LXX Is. 65.12, J. AJ 1.1.4, Luc. Sat. 10:—Pass., J. AJ 6.7.4. 4. pretend not to hear, Plu. Phil. 16, Luc Jud.Voc. 2.

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