παραλέχομαι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

παρα- (para-) +‎ λέχομαι (lékhomai)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πᾰρᾰλέχομαι (paralékhomai)

  1. (Epic, euphemistic) to lie with, sleep with (have sex with)

Usage notes

This verb is attested only in the aorist, but is generally given a present-tense lemma in dictionaries. However, the dictionaries disagree on what that lemma should be: Cunliffe and Middle Liddell give it as παραλέγω (paralégō) (a verb which is attested with completely different meanings); Autenrieth and Bailly give it as παραλέγομαι (paralégomai). However, the semantics make derivation from λέχομαι (lékhomai), as in LSJ, the most plausible.

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