Liddell–Scott–Jones: παράλογ-ος

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beyond calculation, unexpected, unlooked for

παράλογ-ος,ον, (

A.

λόγος1, IV. 1 fin.)beyond calculation, unexpected, unlooked for,ἄτοπον καὶ π. Arist. de An. 411a14 ; π. τι ἡ τύχη

Id. Ph. 197a18

; π. ἀτυχήματα

Id. Rh. 1374b7

; εὐδίαι

Id. HA 599b15

;αἱ π. τῶν βαρβάρων ἔφοδοι casual, uncertain, Plb. 2.35.6 ;strange, π. πόθος

Palaeph. 52

; π. καὶ ἀπρεπὴς βούλησις

Hdn. 1.16.4

;παράλογον,τό , anunexpected event, τὰ π. τῆς τύχης

D.S. 17.66

, etc.;εἴ τι σπάνιον καὶ ὡς ἐν παραλόγῳ abnormal, Thphr. CP 1.3.2 (butπαράλογα,over-portions of foodgiven to guestswhich were not to be reckoned upon, X. Lac. 5.3 ).Adv.

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-γως

Hp. Aph. 2.27

, etc.; τοὺς π. δυστυχοῦντας

D. 27.68

, cf. Arist. EN 1135b16 : Sup.

-ώτατα

J. BJ 2.19.7

.

2. ( λόγος

111

)beyond reason, unreasonable, τὰ π. καὶ ἄτοπα

Plu. 2.626e

, etc.; ἐν παραλόγῳ ποιεῖσθαί τι

App. BC 2.146

;παράδοξα μέν, οὐ μὴν π. Cleanth. ap. Arr. Epict. 4.1.173 .Adv. -γως, εἰκῇ καὶ π. Plb. 1.74.14 , etc.

3. Gramm.,contrary to analogyorrule, irregular, A.D. Pron. 27.26 , al.

4. Adv. -γως fraudulently, OGI 665.33 (Egypt,i A.D.).

II. παράλογος,ὁ, asSubst.,incalculable element,τοῦ πολέμου ὁ π. Th. 1.78 ;πολύς, μέγας ὁ π., theeventis much, greatlycontrary to calculation, Id. 3.16 , 7.55 ;τὸν π. τοσοῦτον ποιῆσαι τοῖς Ἕλλησι τῆς δυνάμεως, i. e. so belied the calculations of the Greeks, ib. 28 ;ἐν τοῖς ἀνθρωπείοις τοῦ βίου παραλόγοιςbymiscalculationssuch as men make, Id. 8.24 ; τὸ πλείστῳ παραλόγῳ ξυμβαῖνον

Id. 2.61

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References

Arist. de An. 411a14
Id. Ph. 197a18
Id. Rh. 1374b7
Id. HA 599b15
Plb. 2.35.6
Palaeph. 52
Hdn. 1.16.4
D.S. 17.66
Thphr. CP 1.3.2
X. Lac. 5.3
Hp. Aph. 2.27
D. 27.68
Arist. EN 1135b16
J. BJ 2.19.7
111
Plu. 2.626e
App. BC 2.146
Arr. Epict. 4.1.173
Plb. 1.74.14
A.D. Pron. 27.26
OGI 665.33
Th. 1.78
Id. 3.16
7.55
28
Id. 8.24
Id. 2.61

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