STEP Liddell–Scott–Jones: παραλύω

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to paralyze

παραλύω

[see. λύω]:

__I with accusative of things, loose and take off, detach, τὰ πηδάλια τῶν νεῶν [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.136 (so in _middle_, παραλυόμενοι τὰ πηδάλια] Refs 5th c.BC+] taking off the rudders, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.1.11:] Refs 5th c.BC+] — _passive_, παραλελυμέναι τοὺς ταρσούς with their oars taken off, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 8.4.2); τὴν πτέρυγα -λύσασα τοῦ χιτωνίου 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 325; τὸν θώρακα 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Antonius” 76:] Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, π. τὴν ῥαφὴν [τοῦ χιτῶνος] [[ [prev. author] “Cleom.” 37; τοὺς στεφάνους [prev. author] 2.646a ] Refs]:—passive, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.105. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]

__I.b hamstring, ἅρματα [[ LXX.2Ki.8.4. ] LXX]

__I.2 undo, put an end to, πόνους [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 304 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν τοῦ παιδίου ἀμφισβήτησιν relinquish it, [[ 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 4.10 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, get rid of, τὸν κίνδυνον [[ 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 6.28. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]

__I.3 undo secretly, τὰ σακκία τῶν χρημάτων [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.10b, compare 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 13.106. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]

__I.4 pay a penalty, [[ LXX.Gen.4.15 ] LXX]; = Latin persolvo, νόμισμα [[ “PStrassb.” 50.8, 14 (6th c.AD). ] Refs 6th c.AD+]

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__II with accusative person et genitive of things, part from, πολλοὺς ἤδη παρέλυσεν θάνατος δάμαρτος [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 932 (Lyric poetry, uncertain reading); μία γάρ σφεων παρελύθη ὑπὸ Ἰώνων one city (from Smyrna)] Refs 5th c.BC+] was detached from them, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.149 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τινὰ τῆς στρατιῆς release from military service, [[ [prev. author] 7.38 ] Refs] (and in passive, to be exempt from it, [[ 5.75),compare 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.33.10; τοῦ ὅρκου “OGI” 266.46 (Pergam., 3rd c.BC) ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; π. τινὰ δυσφρονᾶν set free from cares, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.52 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τινὰ τῆς στρατηγίης dismiss from the command, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.94, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.16, 8.54; τῆς δυνάμεως τινά 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1315a12 ] Refs 5th c.BC+] (so in passive, π. τῆς φυλακῆς [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cleomenes” 37; τῆς ἀρχῆς 4th-5th c.AD: Eunapius Historicus “Vitae Sophistarum” p.481 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus) ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also τὴν ἀρχήν τινι π. [[[prev. work] p.479 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὺς Ἀθηναίους π. τῆς ἐς αὐτὸν ὀργῆς set them free, release them from.., [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.65; φαρμάκῳ π. ἑαυτὸν τοῦ ζῆν 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 8.6.14; παραλελύσθαι τοῦ φόβου 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 30.4.7 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative only, set free, δυστάνου ψυχάν [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 117 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, obtain leave of absence from, τοὺς παιδονόμους [[ “SIG” 577.56 (Milet., 3rd-2nd c.BC). ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]