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παρατροπή

παρατροπή, a turning away, means of averting

παρα-τροπή, ἡ,
  • turning away, means of averting, θανάτου E. Ion 1230 (lyr.); τῶν ἀβουλήτων Plu. Superst. 2.168e (pl.).
      • 2 slight alteration, τοῦ ὀνόματος ib. Isid. 376a, cf. Suid. s.v. χρεών; f.l. for παρεκτροπή, A.D. Synt. 167.3; τρόπος ἐστὶ λόγος κατὰ παρατροπὴν τοῦ κυρίου λεγόμενος Trypho Trop.Praef.
      • 3 misleading, τοῦ φρονοῦντος Plu. Amat. 2.758e.
    • II intr., deviation, τῆς ὁδοῦ ib. Suav. 1106b; εἰς τὸ νοσῶδες Apollon. ap. Orib. 7.19.5; εἰς τὸ παρὰ φύσιν Gal. 18(1).181.
      • 2 of the mind, aberration, error, Plu. Aud. 2.40b, Iamb. Myst. 3.25 (pl.); perversion, Plu. Suav. 2.1104d.
      • 3 metaph., side-stream, Longin. 13.3 (pl.); digression, Plu. Herod. 2.855d (pl.), Luc. Dem.Enc. 6.

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