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|Full diacritics=παραφθείρω
|Medium diacritics=παραφθείρω
|Low diacritics=παραφθείρω
|Capitals=ΠΑΡΑΦΘΕΙΡΩ
|Transliteration A=paraphtheírō
|Transliteration B=paraphtheirō
|Transliteration C=paraftheiro
|Beta Code=parafqei/rw
|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">destroy, corrupt, spoil</b>, τὴν ἀρχαίαν μουσικήν <span class="bibl">Artemo 11</span> ; τὸν λόγον <span class="bibl">A.D.<span class="title">Synt.</span>82.20</span> ; τὴν ἀγορὰν τῶν ὠνίων <span class="title">SIG</span>799.22 (Cyzicus, i A.D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">debase</b>, <b class="b3">νόμισμα, φιλοσοφίαν</b>, <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VA</span>2.29</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">alter, corrupt</b>, <b class="b3">τὴν ἄρχουσαν</b> (sc. <b class="b3">συλλαβήν</b>) St.Byz.s.v. [[Μέγαρα]], cf. <span class="bibl">Eust.1532.1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b2">lose</b>, τὸ ε <span class="bibl">A.D.<span class="title">Synt.</span>134.8</span> ; <b class="b3">τὴν εὐθεῖαν</b> <b class="b2">lose</b> its nominative force (of <b class="b3">τύ</b>), ib.<span class="bibl">15.13</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Pass., with pf. <b class="b3">παρέφθορα</b> : aor. 2 <b class="b3">παρεφθάρην</b> :—<b class="b2">to be destroyed</b> or <b class="b2">spoilt</b>, οἱ παρεφθαρμένοι στάχυες <span class="bibl">Ph.2.57</span> ; τῆς γῆς παρεφθορυίας <span class="bibl">Philostr. <span class="title">Her.</span>10.4</span> ; παρεφθορὸς ὕδωρ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Im.</span>2.5</span> ; <b class="b3">παρεφθορὼς τὸ λογιστικόν</b> <b class="b2">demented</b>, <span class="bibl">A.D. <span class="title">Synt.</span>292.4</span> ; of character, ὑπό τινος -εφθορέναι <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VS</span>1.16.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">to be lost</b>, αἱ φωναὶ παραφθαρεῖσαι <span class="bibl">A.D.<span class="title">Adv.</span>164.26</span> (but <b class="b3">παραφθαρεὶς τὴν φωνήν</b> <b class="b2">having lost</b> one's voice, Plu.2.848b). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">become obsolete</b>, τὰ τῆστοιαύτης χρήσεως παρεφθάρη <span class="bibl">A.D.<span class="title">Synt.</span>139.25</span> ; <b class="b3">περὶ παρεφθορυίας λέξεως</b>, title of work by Didymus, <span class="bibl">Ath.9.368b</span> ; <b class="b2">fall into desuetude</b>, νόμος ἄρτι παρεφθάρη Lyd. <span class="title">Mag.</span>2.15.</span>
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