παράσημος, -ον (σῆμα, a mark) [in LXX: 3Ma.2:29 * ;] 1. in cl., marked amiss, spurious, counterfeit. Later, 2. marked at the side, annotated (Plut.). 3. marked with a sign (LXX); as subst., a figurehead : Act.28:11 (see MM, xix).† (AS)
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G3902 — παράσημος
parasēmos · figurehead · Greek