παρέκ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

παρέξ (paréx) – before a vowel; occasionally before a consonant
πάρεξ (párex) – in Herodotus

Etymology

παρά (pará) +‎ ἔκ (ék)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.rék/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /paˈrek/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /paˈrek/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /paˈrek/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /paˈrek/

Adverb

πᾰρέκ • (parék)

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

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