παράθεσις
Μηκέθ᾽ ὅλως περὶ τοῦ οἷόν τινα εἶναι τὸν ἀγαθὸν ἄνδρα διαλέγεσθαι, ἀλλὰ εἶναι τοιοῦτον. → Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A juxtaposition, θέσις καὶ π. Hp. Off.3: in Tactics, π. λόχου ἑτέρῳ λόχῳ Arr.Tact.7.1; αἱ κατὰ τὰς π. μίξεις, opp. αἱ δι' ὅλων κράσεις, Antip.Stoic.3.255, cf. Chrysipp.ib.2.153,220; opp. ἔγκρασις, κατάκρασις, Theol.Ar.9, 10; κατὰ παράθεσιν, opp. κατ' ἀλληλουχίαν, ib.4. 2 Gramm., juxtaposition, opp. com- position (σύνθεσις), as in Διόσκοροι, opp. Διογενής, EM278.25,649.14; also, addition, π. προθετική addition of prepositions, A.D. Synt.333.7, cf. Pron.23.12, al. 3 a mode of wrestling, Plu.2.638f (pl.). 4 Pass., juxtaposition, neighbourhood, Plb.2.17.3, etc.; κατὰ παράθεσιν Id.4.28.2; ἐκ παραθέσεως on comparison, Id.3.62.11, cf. Aret.SA2.2, etc.; ἐκ τῆς π. καὶ συγκρίσεως τῶν λέγεσθαι μελλόντων Plb.16.29.5, etc., cf. Chor. in Rev.Phil.1.71. II dish or dinner set before people, τοὺς διακόνους τοὺς τὰς π. φέροντας Plb.30.26.6, cf. LXX 2 Ch. 11.11, Ath.14.664c; ὑγρῶν π. Plb.13.2.2: pl., supplies, PPetr.3p.133 (iii B. C.). 2 offering of food to a god, PMag.Berol.1.23, PMag.Par.1.2887. III storing up, τῶν χορηγιῶν Plb.3.17.11; οἴνου καὶ ἀκροδρύων D.S.3.73; store of provisions, αἱ εἰς τὰ στρατόπεδα π. Plb. 2.15.3; π. πυρῶν, ὕδατος, IG12(7).515.77 (Amorgos), Ath.Mech.13.9; ὅπλων OGI90.22 (Rosetta, ii B. C.): gen. παραθέσεως for storage, IG5 (1).870, al. (Sparta); ἐσχηκέναι ἐν παραθέσει on deposit, POxy.1039.7 (iii A. D.), etc. IV ἡ τῶν ὀνομάτων π. putting down or mention of names, Plb.3.36.3; τῶν μαρτυριῶν citation of instances, D.L.7.180: hencein Gramm., instance, A.D.Synt.5.13 (pl.), al. V laying of advice before others, suggestion, αἱ τῶν φίλων π. Plb.9.22.10, al.