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προβολ-ή,ἡ, (προβάλλω)
A. putting forward,esp. of a weapon for defence,τὰ δόρατα εἰς προβολὴν καθιέναιto bring the spears tothe rest,couch them, X. An. 6.5.25 (nisi leg.προσβολήν) ̓; [τὰ δόρατα] ἀποτεῖναι ἐς π.
Arr. An. 1.6.2
; κοντοὺς ὀρθοὺς ὡς ἐς π. φέροντες
Id. Tact. 43.2
;ἵστανται ἐς π.ib. 36.3 ;ἐν προβολᾷ θεμένα ξίφοςbringing it tothe guard,
AP 7.433 ( Tymn. );ὁπλίτας ἑστῶτας ἐν π.standingwith spear in rest,
Plu. Caes. 44 , cf. Plb. 2.65.11 ;ὑπελθεῖν τὴν π. τοῦ πολεμίουget under hisguard,
D.H. 3.19 ; of a pugilist, δοχμὸς ἀπὸ π. κλινθείς
Theoc. 22.120
; παγκρατίου προβολὰν διδάξαι
IG 42(1).122.53
(Epid.,iv B.C.), cf. 7.2470.3 (Thebes,iv/iii B.C.);Carneades προβολὴν pugilis . . similem facit
ἐποχῇ
Close Browse lexicon entries ;ἀνέχοντες ἐν π. τὰς χεῖρας,of long-distance runners, Philostr. Gym. 32 ;ἡ π. τῶν χειρῶν,of boxers, ib. 34 ; αἱ π. τοῦ σώματος
;ἡ τῆς φάλαγγος π.the phalanxwith its pikes couched,
Plb. 18.30.1 ; αἱ τῶν θυρεῶν π.
, cf. Arr. Tact. 37.5 ; of the legs,putting foremost,
3. putting forwardof a plea or case, Hermog. Stat. 4 , al.
II. projection, prominence,
, etc.;τῆς κεφαλῆςaprominenceof the skull, Id. VC 1 ; τῆς γλώσσης
;π. ἀπὸ τοῦ χείλεος,of an elephant's trunk, Id. SD 2.13 , cf. Ael. NA 5.41 .
2. jutting rock, foreland,ortongue of land,
S. Ph. 1455 (anap., prob. forπροβλής) ἐπὶ προβολῇσι θαλάσσης
, cf. D.P. 1013 , Plb. 1.53.10 ;Νειλορύτου δῶρον ἀπὸ π.,i.e. from the Delta of the Nile, AP 9.350 (Leon. Alex. ); also thespurof a hill, Plu. Crass. 22 .
3. head of a spearor κέστρος
, Plb. 18.29.3 , 27.11.2 .
5. projectionof a weapon from the soldier's body, Ael. Tact. 14.3 .
6. advanced bodyof cavalry, Arr. Tact. 40.2 , al.
7. ropefor lowering buckets, PFlor. 153
III. thing held before one as a defence, screen, bulwark,
; of the eyebrows, Id. Cyn. 5.26 ; τοῦ ὄμματος
; ὅπως ᾖ π. τοῖς . . σπλάγχνοις [τὸ νῶτον]
: c.gen. objecti,defence against . . ,
;τοῦ ἡλίου, τῶν ἀνέμων, τοῦ ψύχους,
Thphr. CP 2.7.4 , 3.10.4 , 5.13.3 ;πρὸς τοὺς χειμῶναςib. 3.7.2 .
τὰ προβολῆς ἕνεκα εἰργασμένα
;π. ἔχειν,of plants, Thphr. CP 3.20.5 ; προβεβλημένοι τὴν γαμικὴν π.
3. front of a horse's hoof,
IV. proposalof a person's name for election, Pl. Lg. 765b , SIG 976.10 (Samos,ii B.C.), CPR 20.8
(iii A.D.), Cod.Just. 10.11.8.4 , al., Ps.- Ptol. Centil. 83 .
V. as law-term, a form of public process bypresentation of a case to the assembly,
D. 21.193 : pl., ib. 11 , Lex ib. 8 , 10 ; τῶν συκοφαντῶν π. ἐποιησάμεθα
, cf. X. HG 1.7.35 , Isoc. 15.314 , Arist. Ath. 43.5 , 59.2 , Harp.
VI. advance, loan, PSI 6.666.10
(iii B.C.);π. εἰς τὸ ζῆνfinancialprovision, meansof livelihood, gloss on ἀφορμή , Sch. E. Med. 342 .
References X. An. 6.5.25 Arr. An. 1.6.2 Id. Tact. 43.2 36.3 AP 7.433 Tymn. Plu. Caes. 44 Plb. 2.65.11 D.H. 3.19 Theoc. 22.120 IG 42(1).122.53 7.2470.3 Cic. Att. 13.21.3 Philostr. Gym. 32 34 X. Cyn. 10.22 Plb. 18.30.1 Id. 1.22.10 Arr. Tact. 37.5 Arist. IA 706a6 Gp. 5.25.1 Hermog. Stat. 4 Hp. Art. 8 Id. VC 1 Aret. SA 1.7 Id. SD 2.13 Ael. NA 5.41 S. Ph. 1455 Q.S. 9.378 D.P. 1013 Plb. 1.53.10 AP 9.350 Alex. Plu. Crass. 22 11 Plb. 18.29.3 27.11.2 Id. 3.46.4 Ael. Tact. 14.3 Arr. Tact. 40.2 PFlor. 153 X. Mem. 3.5.27 Id. Cyn. 5.26 Arist. GA 780b23 Id. PA 672a17 S. Aj. 1212 E. Or. 1488 Pl. Ti. 74b Thphr. CP 2.7.4 3.10.4 5.13.3 3.7.2 Pl. Plt. 288b Thphr. CP 3.20.5 Dam. Isid. 160 Hippiatr. 123 Pl. Lg. 765b SIG 976.10 CPR 20.8 Cod.Just. 10.11.8.4 Ptol. Centil. 83 D. 21.193 8 10 Aeschin. 2.145 X. HG 1.7.35 Isoc. 15.314 Arist. Ath. 43.5 59.2 Harp. PSI 6.666.10 E. Med. 342 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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