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Ancient Greek
- παρέξ (paréx) — before a vowel; occasionally before a consonant
- πάρεξ (párex) — in Herodotus
Etymology
παρά (pará) + ἔκ (ék)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.rék/ → /paˈrek/ → /paˈrek/
Adverb
πᾰρέκ • (parék)
- along past, close by
- away from the point, evasively
- differently
Preposition
πᾰρέκ • (parék)
- (with genitive) outside of
- (with accusative) beyond, away from, along beyond
- (with accusative) without the knowledge of, unbeknownst to
Derived terms
- παρὲκ νόον (parèk nóon, “contrary to reason, foolishly”)
Further reading
- “παρέκ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- παρέκ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “παρέκ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press