Παραβαλλόμενος
being thrown beside, being compared to
Translated by Ronald Allen19 Sep 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] being assimilated to. "[He] initially being compared to the best of kings/emperors."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παραβαλλόμενος· ἐξομοιούμενος. τὰ πρῶτα παραβαλλόμενος τοῖς ἀρίστοις τῶν βασιλέων.
Betacode
*paraballo/menos: e)comoiou/menos. ta\ prw=ta paraballo/menos toi=s a)ri/stois tw=n basile/wn.
Notes (1)
- The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is the present middle/passive participle, masculine nominative singular, of the verb
paraba/llw , I throw beside; see also pi 270, pi 271, pi 272, pi 273, pi 275, pi 276, pi 277, pi 279, pi 280, pi 281, pi 513, and generally LSJ s.v. - 1Adler identified the quotation as John of Antioch fr.170 (FHG 4.603), now 254 Roberto (= Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, De virtutibus et vitiis [On Virtues and Vices] 1.197.19-21); cf. generally beta 246. The individual concerned, unidentifiable, appears to be a king or emperor who began well but went to the bad. ↩
Linked from6 entries
- π272Παραβαλέσθαιto betray, to deceive, to risk, to have thrown beside"But Judas, being a daring man, chose to risk himself for his brother's salvation." [Meaning] to attack robustly. Also [sc. attested is] paraballo/menos ["throwing beside"], meaning approaching fearlessly. "He risking…
- π274Παραβαλεῖνto have betrayed, to have given upMeaning to have given over. "He sees Melesia and desires her and sends fifteen thousand gold pieces toward persuading her -- and if more were needed, he said he would give [it]; but she did not accept the gift,…
- π276Παραβαλεῖςyou will apply[Meaning] you will place beside, you will liken, you will visit.
- π277Παραβαλλόμενονbring thrown beside, being exposed to"For, being exposed to the Thracians' snow, I was not going to indulge [sc. Asterius' entreaty] with rugs."
- π279Παραβαλώνhaving thrown beside, having brought alongside[Meaning] having set nearby, going together with. "Having brought his own horse alongside Parthamasiros' horse, there was no longer an urgency to drive on in haste." Also [sc. attested is] paraba/llw; [used] with an…
- π281Παραβάλοιτοmight compareMeaning [he/she/it] might [?]escort. Aeschines [in the speech] Against Ktesiphon [sc. uses the word].
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Revision history5 revisions · last 21 May 2016
- tweaked note — David Whitehead
- updated a ref — David Whitehead
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified headword and tr; augmented n.1; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ronald Allen