παραπλήσιος,α,ον
Hdt. 1.202 , 4.128 , Isoc. 7.78 , etc. ; alsoος,ον
Th. 1.84 , Plb. 1.37.8 :—
A. coming alongside of: hence,coming near, nearly resembling; of numbers,nearly equal, about as many; of size,about as large; of age,about equal; etc. :
1. abs., Hdt. 4.128 , etc. ;τοιαῦτα καὶ π. such andsuch-like, Th. 1.22 ;τὰς πράξεις ὁμοίας καὶ π. ἀποβαίνεινIsoc.l.c. ; ταὐτόν ἐστι σοφιστὴς καὶ ῥήτωρ, ἢ ἐγγύς τι καὶ παραπλήσιον
Pl. Grg. 520a
; ναυσὶ παραπλησίαις τὸν ἀριθμόν
Th. 7.70
; ἱππεῖς π. τὸ πλῆθος
X. HG 4.3.15
; ἀγωνίζεσθαι πρὸς π. ἱππέας
Id. Eq.Mag. 8.17
.
2. freq. c. dat.,ἐν τῇ ναυμαχίῃ παραπλήσιοι ἀλλήλοισι ἐγίνοντοwereabout equal, of a drawn battle, Hdt. 8.16 ; νῆσοι Λέσβῳ μεγάθεα παραπλήσιαι