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προτίθημι
(also thematic forms, 3rd.pers. singular προτιθεῖ [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.133 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], 3rd.pers. plural προτιθεῖσι [[ [prev. author] 7.197)] Refs], future -θήσω[[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.67 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist προὔθηκα [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.409, etc. (for προθέουσι see at {προθέω} (B)):] Refs 8th c.BC+] —middle (see. below):—passive, aorist 1 προὐτέθην [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 803, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 90b, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; but present and imperfect passive are usually supplied by πρόκειμαι:—set before, set out, especially of meals, τραπέζας νίζον καὶ πρότιθεν (Epic dialect for προὐτίθεσαν) [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.112; βοῦν 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 537; τούτοισι προθεῖναι δαῖτα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.207, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1294, “Ant.” 775, “Ph.” 274, etc.; ξείνια στρατῷ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.29 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, set before oneself, have set before one, δαῖτα [[ [prev. author] 1.133, 4.26; κλίνας καὶ τραπέζας 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.99e ] Refs 1st c.AD+]; also προτίθεσθαί τισι ἄριστον cause it to be set before them, [[ 5th c.BC: Chionides Comicus 7. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b π. τινὰ κυσίν throw him to the dogs, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.409 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; τινὰ θηρσὶν ἁρπαγὴν π. [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 896. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__c hand over for burial, τινά τινι [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1198, compare 1487. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
Close Browse lexicon entries __2 expose a child, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.112; π. τινὰ ἔρημον 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 268 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ὁ θανάτῳ προτεθείς [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 803 (Lyric poetry). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 set up, institute, propose, especially of contests, ἅμιλλαν λόγων [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 546; λόγων τοὺς ἀγῶνας 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.67; εἰ πονηρίας ἀγὼν προτεθείη 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 90b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄπορον αἵρεσιν offer a choice, [[ [prev. author] “Tht.” 196c (but also προτίθεσθαί τινι αἵρεσιν [prev. author] “Lg.” 858a); π. νόμον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1046. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3.b set up as a mark or prize, στέφανόν τισι τῶν ἀγώνων [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.46; σκοπὸν κάλλιστον ἐν τῷ ζῆν 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 7.8.9 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, προὐτέθην ἐγὼ ἆθλον.. δορός [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 42. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3.c set as a penalty, θάνατον ζημίαν π. [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.44 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιμωρίας ἔτι μείζους οὐ μέχρι τοῦ δικαίου[[ [prev. work] 82; τῶν νόμων τὰ ἔσχατα ἐπιτίμια προτεθηκότων 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 34.37; τοῖσι ἐκείνου ἀπογόνοισι ἀέθλους τοιούσδε 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.197. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 fix, set, ἐς ἑβδομήκοντα ἔτεα οὖρον τῆς ζόης ἀνθρώπῳ π. [[ [prev. author] 1.32:] Refs] —middle; οὖρον π. ἐνιαυτόν[[ [prev. work] 74. ] Refs]
__5 appoint as a task or duty, τινί τι [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1049; νεωτέρῳ τοῦτο βαστάζειν πρόθες [prev. author] “Ant.” 216 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; δμῳαῖς π. πένθος οἰκεῖον στένειν[[ [prev. work] 1249, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.94 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, propose to oneself as a task or object, ὅπερ προὐθέμεθα σκέψασθαι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 259e, “R.” 352d, compare “Sph.” 221a, “Tht.” 169c; π. ψέγειν αὐτὸ ἢ ἐπαινεῖν [prev. author] “Lg.” 638c, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1142b19 (uncertain), 2nd c.BC: Hipparchus Astronomicus 1.1.6, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nec.” 19. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5.b middle, with future infinitive, propose to oneself, intend, προτεθειμένου κατοικήσειν ἐνταῦθα [[ “Syr.D.” 13.256 (Seleucia in Pieria, 2nd c.BC). ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__6 middle, also, put forth on one's own part, display, show, εὐλάβειαν [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1334; ἀνδραγαθίαν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.64; ἔχθραν [prev. author] 8.85. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__7 middle, θνητοὺς ἐν οἴκτῳ προθέμενος setting before oneself in pity, feeling compassion for, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 241. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__8 advance money, [[ “IPE” 12.32 B 30,63 (Olbia, 3rd c.BC)] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τὸ διδόμενον ἆθλον ὑπὸ τοῦ δήμου αὐτὸς προέθηκεν ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου [[ “IG” 12(9).234.18 (Eretria, 1st c.BC)] Refs 1st c.BC+]; τισὶν τῶν πολιτῶν εἰς λύτρα προτιθείς [[ “SIG” 708.15 (Istropolis, 2nd c.BC). ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II π. νεκρόν lay out a dead body, let it lie in state, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.8 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 664, “Supp.” 53 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 611, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.34, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 12.18, etc.; ποτήρια χρύσεα προθεῖτο 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.148. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 set out wares for show or sale, [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 25, +others ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 display a public notice, τὸ λεύκωμα πρὸ τοῦ ναοῦ [[ “IG” 9(2).1109.35 (Coropa, 2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς τῆς οἰκίας π. ἐν λευκώματι [[ “UPZ” 106.20 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὸ ὑπογεγραμμένον ἔκθεμα [[ “OGI” 664.4 (Egypt, 1st c.AD),compare “POxy.” 2108.8 (_passive_, 3rd c.AD)] Refs 1st c.AD+]; notify publicly, τοὺς [προέδρους] προτιθέναι περὶ ὧν δεῖ βουλεύεσθαι [[ “IG” 42(1).68.80 (Epid., 4th c.BC)] Refs 4th c.BC+]; περὶ ὧν.. οἱ ἄρχοντες προτίθεισι [[Ἀρχ.Δελτ.9 παρ.53 (from Eresus),compare “IG” 12(2).526a21 ([prev. passage], 4th c.BC), 645b35 (Nesus, 4th c.BC)] Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰς πράξεις (exactions).. τῶν προτιθεμένων (passive) κατὰ τὰς ἐγγραφάς [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1321b42 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; call a case for trial by means of a public notice, τῶν κατ᾽ αὐτοὺς προτεθέντων [[ “UPZ” 118.18 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; οἱ προτεθέντες ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ καὶ μὴ ὑπακούσαντες ἴστωσαν ὅτι.. [[ “PHamb.” 29.6 (1st c.AD)] Refs 1st c.AD+]; advertise for sale or other purpose, [[ “BGU” 992 i 7 (_passive_, 2nd c.BC), “PLips.” 64.44 (4th c.AD), etc.] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τοῖς συλλημψομένοις ὑμῖν γέρα προτιθέντα advertising rewards to those of you who apprehend (robbers), [[ “POxy.” 1408.16 (3rd c.AD). ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.4 propose, bring forward a thing to be examined and debated, also give an opportunity for debate, voting, ἐς μέσον σφι π. πρῆγμα [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.206; π. τὸν λόγον [prev. author] 8.59; γνώμας σφίσιν αὐτοῖς 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.139 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. λόγον (i.e. εἰς ἐκκλησίαν) [[ 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.65; λόγον περί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.2.3 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; γνώμας π. αὖθις Ἀθηναίοις, of the Prytanes, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.14, compare 3.36 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τὴν διαγνώμην αὖθις περὶ Μυτιληναίων[[ [prev. work] 42, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.15 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. βουλὴν εἴτε.. εἴτε.. [[ 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 6.15; τὸν ἐπιμήνιον, ἢν μὴ προθῇ, ἑκατὸν στατῆρας ὀφείλειν “SIG” 58.10 (Milet., 5th c.BC), compare 141.12 (Corc. Nigra, 4th c.BC), 167.13 (Mylasa, 4th c.BC), +others] Refs 5th c.BC+]; προθεῖναι αὖθις περὶ Μυτιληναίων λέγειν propose a discussion about.., [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.38; τὸ συμφέρον ἡ πόλις προὐτίθει σκοπεῖν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.273, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. αὐτοῖς κρίσιν appoint a trial for them, [[ 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 27.8; π. αὐτοῖς ἀγορὰν δικῶν 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Bis Acc.” 4; προέθηκε.. λέγειν τὰ ἑκατέροισι.. κατέργασται] Refs 5th c.BC+] has proposed (or initiated) a recital of what each has done, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.27 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: with dative person et infinitive, [[ [prev. author] 3.38 ] Refs]: with accusative et infinitive, π. γνώμην ἀποφαίνεσθαι τὸν βουλόμενον [[ [prev. author] 8.49 ] Refs]:—middle, ἤν τις προθῆται ψῆφον, ὥστε μὴ εἶναι τὸν νόμον τοῦτον [[ “SIG” 45.33 (Halic., 5th c.BC):] Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, οὐ προὐτέθη σφίσι λόγος speech was not allowed them, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.7.5; ψῆφος περὶ ἡμῶν ὑπὲρ ἀνδραποδισμοῦ προτεθεῖσα 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.65. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 convene a meeting, προὔθεσαν οἱ πρυτάνεις ἐκκλησίαν [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nec.” 19 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—middle, σύγκλητον τήνδε γερόντων προὔθετο λέσχην [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 161 (_anapaest meter_). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III put forward, as one foot before the other, βραδύπουν ἤλυσιν ἄρθρων [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 67 (_anapaest meter_). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 hold out as a pretext, αἰτίαν [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1051 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, τὴν συγγένειαν [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.19.1, etc. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__IV put before or first, προτιθέντι ἀνάγκη.. λέγειν, opposed to ἐπιλέγοντι, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1394a15, compare b28; π. τοῦ λόγου προοίμιον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 723c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; set down first in writing, προθεὶς ἄρχοντα Νικόμαχόν φησιν οὕτως· ἐπὶ τούτου κτλ.” [[ 1st c.BC: Didymus Grammaticus ] Refs 1st c.BC+] in D.[[ 1.19, compare 8.17, +others, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 19.183] Refs 2nd c.AD+]:— middle, put in front, τοὺς γροσφομάχους [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.33.9 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; premise, λόγον [[ [prev. author] 3.118.11; τὰς προειρημένας αἰτίας [prev. author] 4.25.6 ] Refs]:—passive, τὸ μὴ καὶ τὸ οὒ προτιθέμενα τῶν ἐπιόντων ὀνομάτων [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 257c: _metaphorically_, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.42. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV.2 put before or over, πρόσθεν ὀμμάτων πέπλον π. [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1550 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:— middle, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1218, etc. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV.3 prefer one to another, τί τινος [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.53, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 963; ἡδονὴν ἀντὶ τοῦ καλοῦ [prev. author] “Hipp.” 382 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, πάρος τοὐμοῦ πόθου προὔθεντο τὴν τυραννίδα [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 419. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
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