1. to draw aside, pervert , (Pindar): —;Mid. to draw aside to oneself, draw away from , τί τινος (Odyssey by Homer)

2. to lead alongside , as one does a led horse, (Herdotus Historicus); παρέλκειν ἐκ γῆς to tow [boats] from the bank, (Herdotus Historicus)

3. κενὰς παρέλκειν (i.e. τὰς κώπας); to pull them through the air without dipping them, i. e. to make a mere show of working, (Aristophanes Comicus)

4. to drag to one side, put off , μὴ μύνῃσι παρέλκετε put not things off by excuses, (Odyssey by Homer)

5. intransitive to be prolonged, to continue , (Lucian) (ML)