προκόπτω,
cut one's way forward, only metaphorically, π. διὰ τῆς λεωφόρου advance by the high-road, [[ Anonymus cited in 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus: with _accusative_ _cognate_, τὴν ὁδὸν προκεκοφέναι 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 2.6.7: without ὁδόν, ἐπὶ πολὺ προκεκοφότες [prev. work] 2.16.3; π. τριάκοντα σταδίους 4th c.BC: Chio Epistolographus “Ep.” 4.2 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive in [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus ] Refs 5th c.BC+], advance, prosper, ἀνωτέρω ὀδὲν τῶν πρηγμάτων προκοπτομένων [[ 1.190; ἐς τὸ πρόσω οὐδὲν προεκόπτετο τῶν πρηγμάτων 3.56. ] Refs]
__II with neuter adjectives, προκόψομεν οὐδέν shall make no progress, advance not at all. [[ 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 35 ] Refs 7th c.BC+]; τὰ πολλὰ προκόψασ᾽ having prepared most of the way, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 23 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί ἂν προκόπτοι; what good would you get? [[ [prev. author] Alcaeus1079 ] Refs]; οὐδὲν προὔκοπτον εἰς.. they made no progress towards.., [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.1.6; π. οὐδὲν ἐς πρόσθεν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 961; ἐν παιδείᾳ προκεκοφότες 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 17.69; π. ἐν Ἰουδαϊσμῷ NT.Gal.1.14; ἐν τοῖς μαθήμασι 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Herm.” 63: with _dative_ modi, τοῖς πλούτοις -κεκοφότες 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 34 / 5.2.26; σοφίᾳ καὶ ἡλικίᾳ NT.Luke.2.52. ] NT+5th c.BC+]
__II.2 with genitive of things, τοῦ ναυτικοῦ μέγα μέρος προκόψαντες having made improvements in their navy to a great extent, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.56 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡμῶν προκοπτόντων τῆς ἀρχῆς ἐκείνοις since we promote the increase of their empire, [[ [prev. author] 4.60 ] Refs]; ἐπὶ πλεῖον π. ἀσεβείας having advanced further in impiety, [[ NT.2Tim.2.16: _absolutely_, ἐπὶ τοσοῦτο π. 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 31.23.2; ἐπὶ πλεῖον π. 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 14.98. ] NT+2nd c.BC+]