early-born,
πρόγον-ος,ον, (γίγνομαι, γέγονα)
A. early-born,[ἄρνες], opp.μέτασσαι,
Od. 9.221 , cf. Hermesian. 7.74 , SIG 1038.9 (Eleusis,iv/iii B.C.);first-born,
IG 2.1301 (dub.).
2.
= ἀπόγονος
1 , dub. in D.H. 7.50 .
II. forefather, ancestor,
Pi. O. 6.59 ; πατρός σου π. πατήρ
E. Ion 267
, cf. Hel. 15 , Pl. Euthphr. 11b : freq. in pl., Pi. P. 9.105 , A. Pers. 405 , Hdt. 7.150 , etc.; οἱ ἄνωθεν π.
Pl. Mx. 236e
; οἱ πάλαι π.
Id. Ep. 359d
; ἐκ προγόνων
Id. Tht. 173d
; also of gods or heroes who are theauthorsorfoundersof a race, A. Fr. 273 , Hdt. 4.127 , Pl. Smp. 186e , Isoc. 9.14 , etc.; Ζεῦ πρόγονε
E. Or. 1242
; θεοὶ π.
Pl. Euthd. 302d
: also as fem., π. γυνή
A. Supp. 533
(lyr.), cf. 43 (lyr.): metaph.,οἱ π.thefathersorfoundersof a school, Luc. Herm. 15 ; τὸν π. τῆς ἐμαυτοῦ σοφίας
Philostr. VA 8.7
;ἰὼ πόνοι π. πόνωνtroublesparentsof troubles, S. Aj. 1197 (lyr.).
III. child by a former marriage, step-son,
E. Ion 1329 , D.H. Isoc. 18 , Mon.Anc.Gr. 16.9 , Luc. Cal. 26 , Supp.Epigr. 6.667 (Attalia), PFay. 48.3
(i A.D.), etc.: fem.,step-daughter,
Stratt. 79 , Is. 12.5 , Hyp. Fr. 10 , D.S. 4.43 , Plu. Pomp. 9 ; rarelyπρογόνη(q.v.): irreg. Sup.
προγονέστατος eldest step-son,dub. in TAM 2(1).246.18 (Sidyma).
