παραμυθία: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">encouragement, exhortation</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>450d</span>, Phld.<span class="title">Ir.</span>p.65 W.(pl.) ; <b class="b2">reassurance, gentle persuasion</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>70b</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Lg.</span>720a</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">consolation</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ax.</span> 365a</span>, <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Epict.</span>1.1.18</span> ; <b class="b2">diversion, distraction</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Sph.</span>224a</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">relief from, abatement of</b>, φθόνου <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Them.</span>22</span> ; τῶν πόνων καὶ τῶν κινδύνων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Dio</span> 52</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">π. ταλαιπωρούντων</b>, of sleep, <span class="bibl">Secund.<span class="title">Sent.</span> 13</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b2">explanation, solution</b> of a difficulty, π. πρὸς τὴν ἀπορίαν Plu. 2.395f, cf. 929f, <span class="bibl">Simp.<span class="title">in Ph.</span>361.19</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> <b class="b2">excuse</b>, <b class="b3">ἔχειν τινὰ π</b>. Longin.4.7, cf. <span class="bibl">Hermog.<span class="title">Id.</span>1.11</span>, al.</span>