παράσημος, παράσημον (παρά (which see IV. 2), and σῆμα (a mark)) 1. marked falsely, spurious, counterfeit; as coin. 2. marked beside or on the margin; so of noteworthy words, which the reader of a book marks on the margin hence, 3. universally, noted, marked, conspicuous, remarkable (of persons, in a bad sense, notorious); marked with a sign: ἐν πλοίῳ παρασήμῳ Διοσκωυροις, in a ship marked with the image or figure of the Dioscuri, Act_28:11 (cf. B. D. under the word ).

παράσημος pa rasēmos 1x a distinguishing mark; an ensign of a ship, Act_28:11

**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 figure\-head : Act_28:11 ( v. MM , xix).†

παράσημος [page 489] Ramsay ( Luke , p. 36 f.) describes the dat. absolute in Act_28:11 παράσημῳ Διοσκούροις , with the Dioscuri as figure-head, as the correct technical form, guaranteed by many examples in inscriptions, thus rendering unnecessary Blass s conjectural alteration ᾧ ἦν παράσημον Διοσκούρων . For this use of παράσημος cf. P Lond 256 recto ( a ) .2 (A.D. 15) (= II. p. 99) ἧς παράσημος ἶβις , P Tebt II. 486 (an account of corn-lading ii/iii A.D.) εἰς ἀνασείτησι̣ν̣ πλοί (ων ) β̄ , ὧν ἑνὸς μὲν οὗ παράσημον Θάλια . . καὶ λοιποῦ οὗ παράση (μον ) γυμ ( ), and P Lond 948 .2 (A.D. 236) (= III. p. 220) κυβερνήτης̣ ἰδίου πλοίου . . . ἀσήμ̣ο̣υ̣, where, however, the editor notes that the termination of ἀσήμου is doubtful, and has perhaps been altered. P Lille I. 22 and 23 (B.C. 221) concern two ships belonging to the Queen which have no figure-head (ἀχάρακτος ) : see Wilcken Archiv v. p. 226. In the Gnomon 194 (= BGU V. p. 31) the word is used in the general sense mark or sign μόνῳ προ . [.].α̣ι̣ ἐξὸν τὸ τῆς δικαιοσύνης παράσημον φορεῖν . See also Aristeas 147, 158. For the verb παρασημειόομαι cf. P Oxy I. 34 verso i. 14 (A.D. 127) παρασημιούσθ [ωσαν , with reference to the notes made by the officials at the side of public documents, BGU I. 82 .11 (A.D. 185) παρασημιωσάμενος τὴν ἐπιστο [λή ]ν , having taken note of the letter, and for the subst. cf. P Giss I. 40 ii. 5 (A.D. 212) ἡ τη̣̑ς ἀτιμ [ί ]ας παρασημεί [ω ]σις .

παράσημος παρά-σημος, ον, [Etym: σῆμα] marked amiss, falsely struck, counterfeit, of coin, Dem. ; metaph. of men, Ar. ; so, π. δόξα Eur. ; παράσημος αἴνῳ "falsely stamped" with praise, i. e. praised by a wrong standard, Aesch. of words, "false, incorrect", Anth. "noted", Plut.

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)