paraphrasis
From LSJ
αἱ μέν ἀποφάσεις ἐπί τῶν θείων ἀληθεῖς, αἱ δέ καταφάσεις ἀνάρμοστοι τῇ κρυφιότητι τῶν ἀποῤῥήτων → as concerns the things of the gods, negative pronouncements are true, but positive ones are inadequate to their hidden character
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
părăphrăsis: is, f., = παράφρασις,
I a paraphrase: paraphrasi vertere, Quint. 1, 9, 2; 10, 5, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
părăphrăsis, is, f. (παράφρασις), paraphrase : Quint. 1, 9, 2 ; 10, 5, 5.
Latin > German (Georges)
paraphrasis, Akk. im, Abl. ī, f. (παράφρασις), die Umschreibung, Quint. 1, 9, 2; 10, 5, 5.
Latin > English
paraphrasis paraphrasis N F :: paraphrase
