παράφᾰσις(A),εως,ἡ, (παράφημι) only in poet. formsπαραίφᾰσις,πάρφᾰσις,
A. address, encouragement, consolation, ἀγαθὴ δὲ παραίφασίς ἐστιν ἑταίρου
Il. 11.793
;παραίφασιν εὗρεν ἐρώτων a way of calmingthem, APl. 5.373.3 .
2. allurement, persuasion, in the cestus of Aphrodite, πάρφασις, ἥ τ' ἔκλεψε νόον πύκα περ φρονεόντων
Il. 14.217
;deceitful speaking, ἐχθρὰ πάρφασις
Pi. N. 8.32
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