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παρονομάζω

παρονομάζω, call by a different name

παρονομ-άζω,
  • call with a slight change of name, Str. 13.1.45:— Pass., have oneʼs name slightly changed, Id. 6.1.15; Ἀκτικὴν τὴν νῦν Ἀττικὴν παρονομασθεῖσαν Id. 9.1.3.
      • 2form a derived name, τὰ μὲν καινὰ ἔθεσαν, τὰ δὲ παρωνόμασαν Id. 11.11.5, cf. Demetr. Eloc. 97:— Pass., to be named after, παρωνομασμένον ἀπό τινος D.S. 2.4, cf. Str. 11.2.15; to be derived, ἔκ τινος Plu. Cic. 17; παρά τι A.D. Adv. 148.11; ἔν τισι Id. Pron. 3.17; ἀπό τινος Plot. 6.1.9; but διὰ τὸ παρωνομάσθαι because of the employment of παρονομασία II.2, Hermog. Id. 2.5.
    • II τῇ Τύχῃ τὴν ἀνδρείαν παρωνόμασεν added the epithet ‘virilis’ to ‘Fortuna’, Plu. Fort.Rom. 2.318f.

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