πρῷρ-α[ᾰin nom. and acc. sg., A. Supp. 716 , S. Ph. 482 , Fr. 726 , E. Hel. 1563 , 1582 , Or. 362 , IT 1134 (lyr.); nom.πρῷρ'with elision in IG 2.2836 ; acc.πρῴρᾱνisf.l. in
A.R. 1.372 ;πρῴρηνis found in codd. of Hdt. 1.194 , 7.180 ],ἡ,
A. forepart of a ship, prow, εἰς ἴκρια νηὸς πρῴρης
Od. 12.230
(here prob. adjectival withνηός), cf. Hdt. ll.cc., etc.;πνεῦμα τοὐκ πρῴραςa contrary wind, opp.κατὰ πρύμναν, S. Ph. 639 .
2. metaph.,πρῷρα βιότου the prowof life's vessel, i.e. early youth, E. Tr. 103 (anap.);ὦ πρῷρα λοιβῆς Ἑστία thou who art first entitled toit, S. Fr. 726 ;πάροιθεν πρῴρας . . καρδίαςbefore my heart'sprow, in front of my heart, A. Ch. 390 (lyr.).
3. endof a vinebranch, Thphr. HP 2.1.3 (cj. in CP 3.14.7 ). (Writtenπρώρραin Plb. 8.6.1 , al., butπρωιρ-in PSI 4.382.2
(iii B.C.), cf.πρῳρατικός; κυανοπρωί̈ρους[̆̆̄̄̄̄] is cited by EM 692.32 from Hom. , andκυανοπρώϊρανfrom Simon. 241 : henceπρῷραis prob. contr. from a word of the form̄̄̆, but whether fromΠρώειρα, as inferred by Hdn. Gr. 2.410 , is doubtful; perh. fromΠρώαιρα, cf.νείαιρα; -πρωῑρ-in Hom. and Simon. may have arisen by 'distraction' of the contracted form.)