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παράφασις

παράφασις, an address, encouragement, consolation

παράφασις2, image in a mirror

παράφᾰσις (A), εως, ἡ, (παράφημι) only in poet. forms παραίφᾰσις, πάρφᾰσις,
  • address, encouragement, consolation, ἀγαθὴ δὲ παραίφασίς ἐστιν ἑταίρου Il. 11.793; παραίφασιν εὗρεν ἐρώτων a way of calming them, APl. 16.373.3.
      • 2 allurement, persuasion, in the cestus of Aphrodite, πάρφασις, ἥ τʼ ἔκλεψε νόον πύκα περ φρονεόντων Il. 14.217; deceitful speaking, ἐχθρὰ πάρφασις Pi. N. 8.32.
παράφᾰσις (B), εως, ἡ, (παραφαίνομαι)
  • image in a mirror, Chalcidius in Ti. 240 (p.273 Wrobel).

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