2. lead alongside, as a led horse, Hdt. 3.102 :— Med. ,ὁ ἐλαύνων τὸν ἕτερον παρέλκεταιHarp. s.v. ἅμιπποι :— Pass. ,παρέλκεσθαι ἐκ γῆς to be towedfrom the bank, Hdt. 2.96 .
3. κενὰς παρέλκειν(τὰς κώπας, acc. to Sch.)pullthem through the air, without dipping them, i. e. make a mere show of working, Ar. Pax 1306 .
4. drag in,ὅταν ἀπορήσῃ . . , τότε π. αὐτόν(sc.τὸν νοῦν) Arist. Metaph. 985a20 ;τὰ Ἰουδαϊκὰ εἰς τὸν μῦθον π. Plu. 2.363d :— Pass. ,to be brought in as an accompaniment, Phld. Mus. p.95 K.
5. lug on the stage, ormaula play, Εὔπολις μὲν τὸν Μαρικᾶν . . παρείλκυσεν
Ar. Nu. 553
.
II. spin outin time, τὰ κατὰ τὸν κίνδυνον π. ὀλίγας ἡμέρας
Plb. 2.70.3
, etc.;μηδὲν παρέλκωνwithoutdelay, SIG 306.43 (Tegea,iv B. C.) : c. acc.,put off, fob off,τινα PMagd.l.c., etc.: abs.,μὴ μύνῃσι παρέλκετε putnot thingsoffby excuses, Od. 21.111 ; also π. τὸν χρόνον
III. intr.,to be prolonged, continue, Luc. Am. 25 , Eun. Hist. p.260
D. ; ἡδονῆς παρέλκοντα μέτρα
Luc. Am. 21
.
2. to be redundant, περιττὰ καὶ παρέλκοντα
Ph. 1.227
, cf. Phld. D. 3.14 , Arr. Epict. 1.7.29 , S.E. P. 2.175 ;περὶ τῶν παρελκόντων λόγων, title of work by Chrysippus, Stoic. 2.7 : so in Gramm., τὰ παρέλκοντα