προκατα-χράομαι,
A. use up beforehand,
τοῖς ἐφοδίοις
Plu. Comp.Dion.Brut. 1
, cf. D.H. Rh. 10.13 , Aristid. Or. 36 ( 48 ). 103 :pf.,διὰ τὸ προκατακεχρῆσθαι(sc.τὰς ἐκκλησίας), in pass. sense, or (ifταῖς ἐκκλησίαιςbe supplied) in act. sense, D. 19.154 .
2. simply,employ first,
τῷ Καίσαρι ἔς τινα
App. BC 3.51
.
II. kill before,
ἑαυτόν
D.C. 53.23
.