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παράφημι

παράφημι, to speak gently to, to advise

παράφημι, poet. παραίφημι and πάρφημι,
  • speak gently to, advise, μητρὶ δʼ ἐγὼ παράφημι Il. 1.577:—Med., persuade, appease, μνηστῆρας μαλακοῖς ἐπέεσσι παρφάσθαι Od. 16.287, 19.6; τινʼ ἄλλον παρφάμενος ἐπέεσσιν ἀποτρέψεις πολέμοιο Il. 12.249, cf. Od. 2.189; μαλακοῖσι παραιφάμενοι ἐπέεσσιν Hes. Th. 90, cf. Parm. 1.15.
      • 2 freq. with collat. notion of deceit, speak deceitfully or insincerely, παρφάμεν ὅρκον, λόγον, Pi. O. 7.66, P. 9.43:—Med., πολλά μιν παρφαμένα beguiling him, Id. N. 5.32.

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