προαναφων-έω,
A. pronounce before,
S.E. M. 1.130 ( Pass. ).
2. proclaim before, predict,Sch. Il. 5.662 ;announce beforehand, ὅτι μέλλει λέγεινPs.- Plu. Vit.Hom. 163 .
3. state first,
Dam. Pr. 228 .
II. say by way of preface,
D.H. Rh. 2.6 , Plu. Pel. 2 ;utter as prelude, τὰ τοῦ
Ἐμπεδοκλέους
Id. 2.996b
.