προπονέω,
A. workorlabour beforehand,
X. Cyr. 7.5.80 ; πολλά
Luc. Vit.Auct. 23
;τινιfor another, Id. Hist.Conscr. 16 .
2. work fororinstead ofanother,τινος
X. An. 3.1.37 , Cyr. 8.2.2 .
3. c. gen. rei,work for, work so as to obtain, τῶν εὐφροσυνῶνib. 8.1.32 .
4. obtain by previous labour,
τὰ προπεπονημένα
Id. Mem. 4.2.23
, HG 6.5.40 .
5. elaborate, work up first,
τροφὴν οὐκ ὠμὴν, ἀλλὰ προπεπονημένην ὑπὸ τοῦ καυλοῦ καὶ τῶν ῥιζῶν
Thphr. CP 4.6.6
, cf. EM 73.27 .