ἔμπροσθ-εν, sts. alsoἔμπροσθε
Hdt. 5.62 , 7.144 , al., Isoc. Ep. 4.10 , in Poets metri gr., Hegesipp.Com. 1.20 , Nicom.Com. 1.14 , A.R. 4.590 : neither form in Hom. or Trag.,τοὔμπροσθενdub. in E. Hipp. 1228 .
I. Adv.,
1. of Place,before, in front, Hdt. 7.126 , X. Cyr. 4.2.23 ;τὸandτὰ ἔ.the front, the foreside, Id. HG 2.3.55 , Hdt. 5.62 , etc.;εἰς τὸ ἔ.forwards, Id. 4.61 ;στὰς ἐκ τοῦ ἔ.in front, opposite, X. Cyr. 2.2.6 : metaph.,εἰστοὔμπ. προελθεῖνIsoc.l.c.
2. of Time,before, of old, Pl. Phdr. 277d , etc.;τὰ ἔ. Id. Grg. 448e ; τὰ ἔ. τούτων ῥηθέντα
Id. Lg. 773e
;οἱ ἔ. ourancestors, Id. Plt. 296a , Hegesipp. l.c.; οἱ ἔ. Χρόνοι
PPetr. 2p.19
(iii B. C.), etc.
II. as Prep. c. gen.,before, in front of,
1. of Place,ἐ. αὐτῆς(sc.τῆς νηός) Hdt. 8.87 , cf. 2.110 , etc.