προχειροτον-έω,
choose, elect before, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 765b (_passive_)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μάρτυρες -κεχειροτονημένοι ὑπὸ θεοῦ [[ NT.Act.10.41; ἐς ὑπατείαν 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 50.4 (_passive_). ] NT+2nd c.AD+]
__2 take a preliminary or previous vote, περὶ ἱερῶν [[ 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.23, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.11. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]