προγενής,ές,
A. born before, primeval,
θεοί
S. Ant. 938
(anap.): Comp.
προγενέστερος,α,ον, earlier in birth,i.e.older,
Il. 2.555 , Od. 2.29 , Theoc. 29.10 , etc.; γενεῇ π.
Il. 9.161
;τινος
23.789 ; οἱ π. those who have gone before us, our predecessors,
Arist. EN 1181b16
, de An. 403b27 , PA 642a24 , Phld. Ind.Sto. 20 : Sup.
προγενέστατος, eldest-born, primordial,
h.Cer. 110 , Arist. de An. 410b14 , Ath.Med. ap. Orib.
inc.
21.21 .