παραπλήσιος

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Menander, Monostichoi, 281
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Full diacritics: παραπλήσιος Medium diacritics: παραπλήσιος Low diacritics: παραπλήσιος Capitals: ΠΑΡΑΠΛΗΣΙΟΣ
Transliteration A: paraplḗsios Transliteration B: paraplēsios Transliteration C: paraplisios Beta Code: paraplh/sios

English (LSJ)

α, ον Hdt.1.202, 4.128, Isoc.7.78, etc. ; also ος, ον Th.1.84, Plb.1.37.8 :—

   A coming alongside of : hence, coming near, nearly resembling ; of numbers, nearly equal, about as many ; of size, about as large ; of age, about equal ; etc. :    1 abs., Hdt.4.128, etc. ; τοιαῦτα καὶ π. such and such-like, Th.1.22 ; τὰς πράξεις ὁμοίας καὶ π. ἀποβαίνειν Isoc.l.c. ; ταὐτόν ἐστι σοφιστὴς καὶ ῥήτωρ, ἢ ἐγγύς τι καὶ παραπλήσιον Pl.Grg.520a ; ναυσὶ παραπλησίαις τὸν ἀριθμόν Th. 7.70 ; ἱππεῖς π. τὸ πλῆθος X.HG4.3.15 ; ἀγωνίζεσθαι πρὸς π. ἱππέας Id.Eq.Mag.8.17.    2 freq. c. dat., ἐν τῇ ναυμαχίῃ παραπλήσιοι ἀλλήλοισι ἐγίνοντο were about equal, of a drawn battle, Hdt.8.16 ; νῆσοι Λέσβῳ μεγάθεα παραπλήσιαι Id.1.202 ; ἐσθὴς τῇ Κορινθίῃ παραπλησιωτάτη Id.5.87 ; π. τούτῳ καὶ ὅμοιον D.19.196 ; ὅμοι' ἢ π. τούτοις ib.307 : with dat. of the person for dat. of that which belongs to the person, ἔπαθε παραπλήσια τούτῳ Hdt.4.78, cf. Plb.1.14.2, etc. : rarely c. gen., Id.1.23.6 ; ἦχος συριγμοῦ π. Philum.Ven.21.1 (in Pl. Sph.217b the gen. ὧν is due to the attraction).    3 folld. by a relat., τρόπῳ παραπλησίῳ, τῷ καὶ Μασσαγέται Hdt.4.172 ; by καί, Λυδοὶ νόμοισι π. χρέωνται καὶ Ἕλληνες Id.1.94, cf. Th.5.112, 7.71 ; also π. πάσχουσιν ὥσπερ ἂν εἰ . . Isoc.1.27 : neut. παραπλήσια as Adv., π. ὡς εἰ... perinde ac si... Hdt.4.99 : sg., παραπλήσιον καὶ οὐ πολλῷ πλέον about the same distance and not much more, Th.7.19 ; τὸ π. D.S. 19.43 : more freq. regul. Adv. -ίως, Pl.Ap.37a, al. ; ἆρά γ' ὁμοίως ἢ π. ; D.3.27 ; ἀγωνισάμενος π. having fought with nearly equal advantage, Hdt.1.77 ; π. τοῖς εἰρημένοις πράττοντας Isoc.5.51, etc. ; π. καὶ... Lat. perinde ac... Hdt.7.119 ; π. ἔχει καθάπερ . . Pl.Ep.321a : Comp. παραπλησιαίτερον Id.Plt.275c.