παράβασις

A. going aside, escape, παραίβασις ἔσσετ’ ὀλέθρου A.R. 4.832; deviation, v.l. in Arist. Pol. 1307b33, cf. Plu. 2.649b (pl.); digression, Str. 1.2.2, Longin. 12.5 (pl.).

2. of the action of walking, π. καὶ παράλλαξις σκελῶν Plu. Phil. 6.

3. transition, passage, Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1012.31.

II. overstepping, ὅρων Plu. 2.122e; ἔθους Str. 12.8.9; τοῦ πατρίου νόμου J. AJ 18.8.2; τῶν δικαίων παραβάσεις Plu. Comp.Ages.Pomp. 1: abs., transgression, LXX 4 Ki. 2.24, Ep.Gal. 3.19, Plu. 2.209a, 746c, etc.; error, illusion, Epicur. Nat. 11.7; cf. παραβασία.

III. parabasis, a part of the Old Comedy, in which the Chorus came forward (cf. παραβαίνω IV) and addressed the audience in the Poet's name, Plu. 2.711f, Heph. Poëm. 8, Sch.Ar. Pax 733, etc.