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παραπλέκω

παραπλέκω, to braid

παρα-πλέκω,
  • braid or weave in, Hp. Vict. 1.14: metaph., μύθους Str. 1.2.35:—Pass., to be woven into, τῇ δραματουργίᾳ τοῦτο παραπέπλεκται Id. 1.2.27; τὸ μηδʼ ὅλως ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ μηδαμοῦ-πεπλέχθαι κενόν Gal. 4.474.
    • II braid or curl along the forehead, τὰς τρίχας Poll. 2.35; π. ἑαυτόν becurl himself, Plu. An seni 2.785e:—Med., παραπλέκεσθαι Ael. NA 16.11; παραπεπλεγμένη Ἀθηνᾶ ἡ ἀναπεπλεγμένη Poll. l.c.
    • III mix with medicines, Ruf. ap. Orib. 8.39.5, Philum. ap. eund. 45.29.45, Gal. 11.88; so of pigments, τὸ ξανθὸν τῷ κυανῷ π. Procop.Gaz. p.157 B.

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