πᾰρήϊον,
τό ( Ion. for
παρεῖον, which is not in use), used in
Il. as the sg. for
παρειά (which
Hom. uses only in pl.),
A). cheek,
Il. 23.690 ; of the
jaw of a wolf,
πᾶσιν δὲ π. αἵματι φοινόν 16.159 : in pl., of a lion,
παρήϊά τ’ ἀμφοτέρωθεν αἱματόεντα πέλει Od. 22.404 ; in Ion. Prose,
λουσαμένους παρήϊα prob. in
IG 12 (
5 ).
593.30 (Ceos, V B.C.).
II). π. ἔμμεναι ἵππων cheek-ornament of a bridle,
Il. 4.142 .