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πάρος

πάρος, beforetime, formerly, erst

πάρος, poet. Particle:
  • A Adv.,
    • I of Time, aforetime, formerly, π. μεμαυῖα Il. 4.73, etc.; κάρη π. χαρίεν 22.403; οὐ γὰρ ἐμὴ ἲς ἔσθʼ οἵη π. ἔσκεν 11.669, cf. Od. 2.119, etc.; opp. νῦν, 6.325, etc.; π. γε Il. 17.270, etc.; π. περ Od. 5.82, etc.: with the Art., τὸ π. γε, τὸ π. περ, Il. 19.42, 23.480, etc.; once in Hdt., καὶ π. 9.2; never in Att. Prose (rarely later, PPetr. 2 p.22 (iii B.C.), POxy. 1121.36 (iii A. D.), but freq. in Trag., θεοὶ οἱ π. A. Pr. 406 (lyr.); τά τε π. τά τʼ εἰσέπειτα S. Aj. 34; ἐν τῷ π. χρόνῳ Id. El. 1445, etc.
      • 2 with pres., up to now, hitherto, οἳ τὸ π. περ ζαχρηεῖς τελέθουσι Il. 12.346; οἷος π. εὔχεαι εἶναι 4.264; π. γε μὲν οὔ τι θαμίζεις Od. 5.88, cf. 4.810, Il. 1.553.
      • 3 as Conj. like πρίν, before, c. aor. inf., πάρος τάδε ἔργα γενέσθαι 6.348; πάρος ἢν γαῖαν ἱκέσθαι Od. 1.21, cf. 8.376, etc.: rarely with pres., πάρος δόρποιο μέδεσθαι Il. 18.245.
      • 4 with neg., as antec. to πρίν γε, π. δʼ οὐκ ἔσσεται ἄλλως, πρίν γε . . not until, 5.218, cf. Od. 2.127.
      • 5 before the time, too soon, τί π. λαβρεύεαι; Il. 23.474.
      • 6 rather, sooner, π. τοι δαίμονα δώσω 8.166; π. τινὰ γαῖα καθέξει 16.629, cf. E. Or. 345 (lyr.).
    • II rarely of Place, first, σοὶ βαδιστέον π. S. El. 1502.
  • B Prep., poet. for πρό,
    • I of Place, before, once in Hom., Τυδεΐδαο π. Il. 8.254; δωμάτων π. S. Aj. 73, E. Hec. 1049, Ph. 1271; δόμων π. Id. Or. 112, 1217; τῶν σῶν π. πίτνουσα γονάτων Id. Andr. 572.
    • II of Time, θανεῖν πάρος τέκνων ib. 1208.
    • III before, above, π. τοὐμοῦ πόθου προὔθεντο τὴν τυραννίδα S. OC 418.
      • 2 instead of, ἀδελφῶν πάρος . . θανεῖν E. Heracl. 536 —When πάρος is a Prep. it usually follows its case, but not always, S. OC 418, E. Andr. 1112, 1208. (Cf. Skt. purás ‘before’.)

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