παραπλήσιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

παρα- (para-) +‎ πλησίος (plēsíos)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pa.ra.plɛ̌ː.si.os/ → /pa.raˈpli.si.os/ → /pa.raˈpli.si.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.ra.plɛ̌ː.si.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pa.raˈple̝.si.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pa.raˈpli.si.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pa.raˈpli.si.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pa.raˈpli.si.os/

Adjective

πᾰρᾰπλήσῐος • (părăplḗsĭos) m (feminine πᾰρᾰπλησίᾱ, neuter πᾰρᾰπλήσῐον); first/second declension

1. nearly resembling
2. nearly equal, about equal

Declension

First and second declension of πᾰρᾰπλήσῐος; πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ᾱ; πᾰρᾰπλήσῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πᾰρᾰπλήσῐος părăplḗsĭos	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ᾱ părăplēsĭ́ā	πᾰρᾰπλήσῐον părăplḗsĭon		πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ω părăplēsĭ́ō	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ᾱ părăplēsĭ́ā	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ω părăplēsĭ́ō		πᾰρᾰπλήσῐοι părăplḗsĭoi	πᾰρᾰπλήσῐαι părăplḗsĭai	πᾰρᾰπλήσῐᾰ părăplḗsĭă
Genitive		πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ου părăplēsĭ́ou	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ᾱς părăplēsĭ́ās	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ου părăplēsĭ́ou		πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́οιν părăplēsĭ́oin	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́αιν părăplēsĭ́ain	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́οιν părăplēsĭ́oin		πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ων părăplēsĭ́ōn	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ων părăplēsĭ́ōn	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ων părăplēsĭ́ōn
Dative		πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ῳ părăplēsĭ́ōi	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ᾳ părăplēsĭ́āi	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ῳ părăplēsĭ́ōi		πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́οιν părăplēsĭ́oin	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́αιν părăplēsĭ́ain	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́οιν părăplēsĭ́oin		πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́οις părăplēsĭ́ois	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́αις părăplēsĭ́ais	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́οις părăplēsĭ́ois
Accusative		πᾰρᾰπλήσῐον părăplḗsĭon	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ᾱν părăplēsĭ́ān	πᾰρᾰπλήσῐον părăplḗsĭon		πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ω părăplēsĭ́ō	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ᾱ părăplēsĭ́ā	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ω părăplēsĭ́ō		πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ους părăplēsĭ́ous	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ᾱς părăplēsĭ́ās	πᾰρᾰπλήσῐᾰ părăplḗsĭă
Vocative		πᾰρᾰπλήσῐε părăplḗsĭe	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ᾱ părăplēsĭ́ā	πᾰρᾰπλήσῐον părăplḗsĭon		πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ω părăplēsĭ́ō	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ᾱ părăplēsĭ́ā	πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ω părăplēsĭ́ō		πᾰρᾰπλήσῐοι părăplḗsĭoi	πᾰρᾰπλήσῐαι părăplḗsĭai	πᾰρᾰπλήσῐᾰ părăplḗsĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		πᾰρᾰπλησῐ́ως părăplēsĭ́ōs				πᾰρᾰπλησῐώτερος părăplēsĭṓteros				πᾰρᾰπλησῐώτᾰτος părăplēsĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• παραπλήσιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “παραπλήσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • approximate idem, page 37.
  • corresponding idem, page 176.
  • equal idem, page 280.
  • like idem, page 491.
  • parallel idem, page 591.
  • piece idem, page 611.
  • similar idem, page 776.
  • uniform idem, page 921.