1. to bend or turn aside , παρακλίνας κεφαλήν (Odyssey by Homer); π. τὴν θύραν, τὴν πύλην to set it ajar , (Herdotus Historicus)

2. metaphorically, ἄλλῃ παρκλίνουσι δίκας they turn justice from her path , (Hesiod)

3. to lay beside another:—;Pass. to lie down beside , at meals, Lat. accumbere, τινι (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus)

4. intransitive to turn aside , (Iliad by Homer); παρακλίνασα having swerved from the course , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)