1. to bend or turn aside , παρακλίνας κεφαλήν (Odyssey by Homer); π. τὴν θύραν, τὴν πύλην to set it ajar , (Herdotus Historicus) 2. metaphorically, ἄλλῃ παρκλίνουσι δίκας they turn justice from her path , (Hesiod) 3. to lay beside another:—;Pass. to lie down beside , at meals, Lat. accumbere, τινι (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) 4. intransitive to turn aside , (Iliad by Homer); παρακλίνασα having swerved from the course , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
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G20895 — παρακλίνω
paraklinō · to avoid · Greek