προπάτωρ [ᾰ], ορος, ὁ,
(πατήρ) first founder of a family, forefather, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.89, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.161, 9.122, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1441 (Lyric poetry); ὦ Ζεῦ, προγόνων προπάτωρ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 387 (Lyric poetry, assuming variant)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to πατήρ, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 931d ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ancestor of a tribe, [[ “OGI” 446.3 (from Phrygia)] Refs]; θεὸς ὁ π. [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Hermes Trismegistus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 1.49.44, compare[prev. author][prev. work]3.11.31, “IGRom.” 4.1213, 1215 (from Thyatira)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; Διόνυσος ὁ π. τῆς πόλεως [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 39.8, compare “BCH” 4.157 (from Erythrae)] Refs 1st c.AD+]; primal god, [[ PMag.Par. 1.1988, “PMag. Leid.V.” 7.26; π. τῶν ἐν γενέσει δημιουργὸν προτάττουσι 4th c.AD: Iamblichus Philosophus “de Mysteriis” 8.4 ] Refs 4th c.AD+]: in plural, ancestors, forefathers, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.169, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 717e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; founders, inventors of arts and sciences, [[Vett. Val. 3.22. ] Refs]