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|Full diacritics=παραφῠάς
|Medium diacritics=παραφυάς
|Low diacritics=παραφυάς
|Capitals=ΠΑΡΑΦΥΑΣ
|Transliteration A=paraphyás
|Transliteration B=paraphyas
|Transliteration C=parafyas
|Beta Code=parafua/s
|Definition=άδος, ἡ, (παραφύω) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">side-growth</b>, </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> in plants, <b class="b2">sucker, off shoot</b>, opp. <b class="b3">παρασπάς</b>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>2.2.4</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1</span><span class="title">Enoch</span> 26.1 : metaph., παραφυάδι ἔοικε τοῦ ὄντος <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1096a21</span>, cf.<span class="bibl">Ph.1.330</span> (pl.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> in animals, <b class="b2">branch</b> of a vein, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Oss.</span>18</span> ; of certain <b class="b2">appendages</b> in the <b class="b3">ἀστακός</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>526a29</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PA</span>672b27</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> metaph., of <b class="b2">branches</b> of a discussion, Stob.2.7.2, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">EM</span>784.28</span>, etc. ; also, τὸ πρός τι παραφυάδι ἐοικός <span class="bibl">Plot.6.2.16</span>. [ῡ in Nic. <span class="title">Fr.</span>80, perh. metri gr.]</span>
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