παράπτωσις
εως, ἡ
A.
falling beside, lying side by side, Arist. GA 718a28.
II.
falling from the right way, π. τοῦ καθήκοντος Plb. 15.23.5 : abs., = παράπτωμα 1, Id. 16.20.5, LXX Je. 22.21, Phld. Lib. p.17 O.; grammatical mistake, S.E. M. 1.210.
III.
ἡ τοῦ τόπου π. the situation of a place off the road, Plb. 4.32.5.
IV.
κατὰ τὴν τοῦ διώγματος π. in the course of . . , Id. 11.17.3 ; κατὰ τὴν ἐπὶ τοὺς κελτοὺς π. as they were pursuing, Id. 3.115.11.