παρακρούω

English (LSJ)

   A strike aside, οὐκ ἄν σε παρακρούοι ἡ παροῦσα συμφορά will not put you out, bias your judgement, Pl.Cri.47a:—Pass., to be led astray, go wrong, ἄθρει . . πῇ παρακρουόμεθα Id.Ly.215c ; ἐφενακίσθητε καὶ παρεκρούσθητε D.23.107 ; μὴ παρακρουσθῆτε be not diverted from the point, Id.21.160; ὑπό τινος by one, Aeschin.1.170 ; περί τινος about a thing, Plb.23.3.3 (s.v.l.); τὰ σφάλματα, ἃ αὺτὸς ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ . . παρεκέκρουστο the faults into which he had been misled, Pl.Tht.168a.    2 Med., mislead, deceive, cheat, esp. by fallacies, π. καὶ παραλογίζεσθαι Isoc.12.243; τὰς δόξας τῶν ἀκροωμένων π. ib. 271, cf.Pl.Cra.393c, D.2.5, 18.276, Din. 1.40, Arist.Pol.1297a10, Metaph.1025a6, Men.Epit.329, PSI4.442.24 (iii B.C.), etc.; τηλικουτονὶ πρᾶγμα π. τοὺς δικαστάς D.43.39 : pf. Pass. παρακέκρου (ς) μαι in sense of Med., Id.6.23, Luc. Tim.57.    3 Med., metaph., crack, φυλάττου μὴ πεσὼν σαυτὸν παρακρούσῃ Phryn. Com.58.    II strike away, parry, Them.Or.32.359b:—but usu. Med., π. ταῖς μαχαίραις τοὺς κοντούς Plu.Luc.28, cf. Sull.18 ; shun, avoid, τὸν θρίαμβον Id.2.198b.    III παρακεκροῦσθαι τῶν φρενῶν to be driven from one's senses, Com.Adesp.705:—so also intr. in Act., πάντα παρέκρουσε Hp.Epid.1.26.α'.    IV ἡ ὀθόνη παρακέκρουσται is ready hoisted, Luc.Cat.1 (s.v.l.).    V perh. strike a horse sideways, IG12.374.166.    VI of a wrestler, make a feint, EM652.48.    VII of a seller, strike off too much from the top of the measure (from which signf. 1.2 is said to be derived), Harp.; cf. παρακρουσιχοίνικος.