b. in rendering Roman dates,τῇ π. μιᾶς Νωνῶν Ὀκτωβρίων, = pridie Non. Oct.,
Plu. 2.203a , etc.
III. in other relations:
1. of Preference,before, rather than, κέρδος αἰνῆσαι π. δίκαςto praise sleightbeforeright, Pi. P. 4.140 , cf. Pl. R. 361e ;πᾶν δὴ βουλόμενοι σφίσι εἶναι π. τῆς παρεούσης λύπηςanythingbefore, rather than,their actual trouble, Hdt. 7.152 (so,in order to avoid,
π. τοῦ δεινοτάτου
D. 54.19
); πᾶν π. τοῦ δουλεῦσαι ἐπεξελθεῖν
Th. 5.100
, cf. 4.59 ;ἑλέσθαι, αἱρεῖσθαι,orκρῖναί τι π. τινόςto choose onebeforeanother, Id. 5.36 , Pl. R. 366b , Phlb. 57e ;π. πολλοῦ ποιήσασθαιto esteemabovemuch, i.e. very highly, Isoc. 5.138 ; π. πολλῶν χρημάτων τιμήσασθαί τι
2. of Cause or Motive,for, from, π. φόβοιο forfear, Il. 17.667 ;ἀθλεύων π. ἄνακτοςtoilingbefore the face of,i.e.inhisservice,
24.734 ;π. τῶνδεtherefore,
S. El. 495 (lyr.).
B. POSITION: words may be put betweenπ.and its case, Il. 23.115 ; but it does not follow its case, exc. after Ep. forms in-θι, Ἰλιόθι πρό, οὐρανόθι πρό, ἠῶθι πρό(v. supr.).
C. πρό,abs. as ADV.:
I. of Place,before,opp.ἐπί(after), Il. 13.799 , 800 ;before, in front,
15.360 ;forth, forward,
ἐκ δ' ἄγαγε π. φόωσδε
19.118
;χωρεῖν π. δόμωνto comeforthfrom, S. Tr. 960 (lyr.); ἄγειν τινὰ π. δόμων
E. Hec. 59
(anap.);γῆν π. γῆς ἐλαύνομαιI am drivenonfrom one land to another, A. Pr. 682 ; διώκειν γῆν π. γῆς
Ar. Ach. 235
.
II. of Time,before,
πρό οἱ εἴπομεν
Od. 1.37
;earlier,
τά τ' ἐσσόμενα π. τ' ἐόντα
Hes. Th. 32
, 38 .
III. when joined with other Preps.,ἀποπρό, διαπρό, ἐπιπρό, περιπρό, προπρό,it strengthens the first Prep., or adds to it the notion offorward, forth.
D. πρόIN COMPO S.
I. with Substs., to denote
1. position beforeorin front, πρόδομος, προάστιον, πρόθυρον, προπύλαια,etc.
2. priority of rank, πρόεδρος, προεδρία,etc.: alsopriority of order, προάγων, πρόλογος, προοίμιον, προπάτωρ,etc.