to prefer προηγ-έομαι, go first and lead the way, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.48, 7.40, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 13.2, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινι for a
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to prefer προηγ-έομαι, go first and lead the way, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.48, 7.40, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 13.2, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινι for a
readiness, willingness, eagerness, προθῡμ-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. readiness, willingness, eagerness, ᾗσι προθυμίῃσι[ῑ]πεποιθώς Il. 2.588 ; opp.ἀθυμία, X. Cyr. 1.6.13 ; τῶν πέρι καί τινα ἐνάγει π. μαχό
eagerness προθῡμ-ία, Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, readiness, willingness, eagerness, ᾗσι προθυμίῃσι [ῑ] pepoiqw/s [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.588 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀθυμία, [[ 5t
call forth, προκαλ-έω, A. call forth, D.C. 44.34 :— Pass. , Plb. 22.9.2 ;to be evoked, Epicur. Fr. 411 . B. mostly Med. ,call out to fight, challenge, Αἴας δὲ πρῶτος προκαλέσσατο Il. 13.809 , c
progress προ-κοπή, ἡ, progress on a journey, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.76d. ] Refs 1st c.AD+] __2 generally, progress, advance, τὴν οἴησιν ἔλεγε προκοπῆς ἐγκοπήν that o
cut προκόπτω, A. cutone's wayforward,only metaph.,π. διὰ τῆς λεωφόρου advanceby the high-road, Anon. ap. Suid. : c. acc. cogn., τὴν ὁδὸν προκεκοφέναι J. AJ 2.6.7 : withoutὁδόν, ἐπὶ πολὺ προκεκοφότε
to advance 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_, τὴ
before a temple, πρόνᾱος, orπροναῖος,α,ον, Ion. προνήϊος,η,ον, Att. πρόνεως: (ναός):— A. before a temple, βωμοὺς προνάους A. Supp. 494 : esp. of godswhose statues stood before the temple, Ἀθηνᾶ
perceiving beforehand, foresight, foreknowledge, πρόνοια, Ion. προνο-οίη,ἡ, (πρόνοος) A. perceiving beforehand, foresight, foreknowledge, τοὖπος τὸ θεοπρόπον τᾶς παλαιφάτου π. S. Tr. 823 (lyr.);
foresight πρόνοια, Ionic dialect προν-οίη, ἡ, (πρόνοος) perceiving beforehand, foresight, foreknowledge, τοὖπος τὸ θεοπρόπον τᾶς παλαιφάτου π. [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 823 (Lyric
leaning against πρόσ-κλῐσις,εως,ἡ, A. leaning against, ζῴου πρὸς δένδρον D.S. 3.27 . 2. genuflexion, Iamb. Myst. 1.12 (pl.). II. inclination, predilection, τῶν γερόντων Plb. 6.10.10 ;τινιto one
offence taken προσ-κοπή(B),ἡ,=πρόσκομμα, A. offence taken,φθόνος καὶ π. Plb. 6.7.8 ; π. καὶ μύσος Id. 30.29.7 ;πρός τινα ἀλλοτριότης καὶ π. Id. 31.10.4 , cf. Phld. Po.Herc. 994.38 , D.S. 31.17 ;νοσ
bringing to, προσᾰγωγ-ή,ἡ, A. bringing to, πρὸς τὴν τῆς τροφῆς π.for the purpose ofbringingthe foodto the mouth, Arist. PA 687b26 ; οἰκοδόμῳ εἰς π. πλίνθου PCair.Zen. 176.14 (iii B.C.). 2. bringi
access προσᾰγωγ-ή, ἡ, bringing to, πρὸς τὴν τῆς τροφῆς π. for the purpose of bringing the food to the mouth, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 687b26; οἰκοδόμῳ εἰς π. πλίνθ
fasten προσαρτ-άω, A. fastenorattach to, μόλυβδον πρὸς τοῖς ὀϊστοῖς Arist. HA 616a11 ; [ κυνὶ] κώδωνα Babr. 104.2 : metaph.,append, πολλὰ τῇ στρατηγίᾳ Plb. 9.20.5 ;attach, ἑνὶ π. ἑαυτούς Arr.
put one's foot against προσβαίνω, Dor. ποτι- Sophr. in Stud.Ital. 10.123 :fut. -βήσομαι:aor. 2 προσέβην:aor. Med. προσεβήσατο, Ep. A. -ετο Il. 14.292 :—put one's foot against, Hom. (who uses o
receive favourably, accept προσδέχομαι, Ion. προσδέκομαι: used by Hom. only in Ep. pres. part. ποτιδέγμενος(v. infr. 111 ):aor. 1 προσεδέχθηνin pass. sense, Arist. Pr. 956b25 , Plb. 4.33.9 , D.S. 15
to wait for/welcome προσδέχομαι, Ionic dialect προσδέκομαι: used by [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus] Refs 8th c.BC+] only in Epic dialect present participle ποτιδέγμενος (see. below [[ 111)] Refs]: aoris
looking for, expectation προσδοκ-ία,ἡ, A. looking for, expectation, whether in hope or fear, but more commonly fear, 1. c. gen.,μέλλοντος κακοῦ, δεινῶν, Pl. La. 198b , Ti. 70c ; π. τοῦ μέλλοντος Ar
expected, looked for προσδόκ-ῐμος,ον, A. expected, looked for, orto be expected, π. ὁ θάνατος Hp. Prog. 9 , cf. 24 ; τοῖσι παρεοῦσί τε καὶ π. κακοῖσι Hdt. 8.20 . 2. freq. of persons,expected, στ
expectation προσδοκ-ία, ἡ, looking for, expectation, whether in hope or fear, but more commonly fear, __1 with genitive, μέλλοντος κακοῦ, δεινῶν, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 198b, “T
speak to προσεῖπον, used asaor. 2ofπροσαγορεύωandπροσφωνέω; Ep. προσέειπον, always augmented and un contr. in Hom. and Hes. ; Ep. alsoποτιείποι, Il. 22.329 ( A. v.l. προτι- ); Att. alsoπροσεῖπα,ας,
to be like, resemble προσέοικα,pf.withpres.sense, Att. inf. προσεικέναιprob. in E. Ba. 1283 , Ar. Ec. 1161 : Dor. plpf. A. ποτῴκειν AP 6.353 ( Noss. ),part.fem.ποτεοικεῖαprob. in Myia Ep. :— Pas
bandage something to something else προσεπι-λαμβάνω, A. bandage something to something else, ταινίῃ τὸν βραχίονα περὶ τὸ στῆθος περιδέοντα Hp. Fract. 8 :— Med. , cj. in Sor. Fasc. 26 . 2. takeorre