means of passing a river, ford, ferry, πόρος,ὁ, (πείρω, περάω) A. means of passing a river, ford, ferry, Θρύον Ἀλφειοῖο π.Thryumthe fordof the Alphëus, Il. 2.592 , h.Ap. 423 , cf. h.Merc. 398 ; πόρον
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means of passing a river, ford, ferry, πόρος,ὁ, (πείρω, περάω) A. means of passing a river, ford, ferry, Θρύον Ἀλφειοῖο π.Thryumthe fordof the Alphëus, Il. 2.592 , h.Ap. 423 , cf. h.Merc. 398 ; πόρον
how often! ποσάκις [ᾰ], adverb how many times? how often? [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 353d ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; poetry ποσσάκι [[ 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Dianam” 119.
of ποτᾰ́μ-ιος,α,ον, alsoος,ον E. El. 309 , but cf. 56 :— A. oforfrom a river, ὄχθαι A. Th. 392 ; ποτά S. Fr. 659.5 ;δρόσος, ὕδατα, χεύματα, ῥεῖθρα, E. Hipp. 127 (lyr.), Alc. 159 , Hel. 1304 (l
busy oneself, take trouble, πραγμᾰτ-εύομαι, Ion. πρηγμ-,aor. ἐπραγματευσάμην, Ion. ἐπρηγμ-, Hp. Epid. 6.8.32 , X. Oec. 10.9 , etc.; alsoἐπραγματεύθην, Ion. ἐπρηγμ-, Hdt. 2.87 , Isoc. 12.249 :pf
to trade πραγμᾰτ-εύομαι, Ionic dialect πρηγμ-, aorist ἐπραγματευσάμην, Ionic dialect ἐπρηγμ-, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 6.8.32, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 10.9
an ambassador πρέσβῠς, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.282, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 530 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], εως or εος (see. below [[ 11), ὁ, _vocative_ πρέσβῠ 5th c.BC: Euri
old man πρέσβῠς, Pi. P. 4.282 , A. Ag. 530 ,εωςorεος(v. infr. 11 ),ὁ, voc. A. πρέσβῠ E. Or. 476 , Ar. Th. 146 :—old man(poet. for proseπρεσβύτης), in this sense only used in nom., acc., and voc.,
before, until. πρίν,Adv.and Conj., A. before, until. [πρῐν 19 times in Hom. , Il. 2.344 , al.;πρῑνin Il. 6.81 , 13.172 , al.; once writtenπρείν, Leg.Gort. 7.40 , butπρίν IG 12.60.11 , 94.9 , 114.
before πρίν, adverb and conjunction, before, until. [πρῐν 19 [[ times in 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.344, +others] Refs 8th c.BC+]; πρῑν in [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias
choose before others, prefer, select, προ-κρίνω [ῑ], A. choose before others, prefer, select, Th. 4.80 ; πρῶτον τῶν ἀγαθῶν αὐτὸ προκρίνοντες Pl. Lg. 870b , etc.; προκρίνας οἵπερ ἀλκιμώτατοι E. Ph
lead forward προάγω [ᾰ],fut. -άξω:pf. Act. A. προῆχα D. 19.18 , 25.8 , Paus. 3.11.10 :— Med. ,v.infr.:pf. Pass. in med. sense,v.infr. 1.7 :—lead forwardoronward, μιν ἐς τὰ οἰκία Hdt. 3.148 ,
to go/bring before προάγω [ᾰ], future -άξω: perfect active προῆχα [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.18, 25.8, 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 3.11.10:] Refs 4th c.BC+] —middle, see below: perfect pass
one who sits in the first place, president, πρόεδρ-ος,ὁ, A. one who sits in the first place, president, Th. 8.67 ; ἐν δίκῃ Pl. Lg. 949a , cf. PPetr. 3p.44 (iii B.C.): metaph., ὁ τῆς μαντείας π. ἀ
foretell, προεῖπον(also A. -εῖπα Plb. 3.114.8 ),aor.with nopres.in use,προλέγωandπροαγορεύωbeing used,part. προειπών, inf. προειπεῖν:—foretell, Pl. Euthphr. 3c , al., Gal. 14.601 ;premise, τοῦτο
to predict προεῖπον (also -εῖπα[[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.114.8), ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]aorist with no present in use, προλέγω and προαγορεύω being used, participle προειπών, infinitive προειπεῖν:
hold before, προέχω, contr. προὔχω, as always in Hom. , exc. Od. 12.11 (v. infr. B), also in S. and Th. :fut. προέξω:aor. προέσχον, Med. προεσχόμην, προὐσχόμην,cf.προί̈σχω:— A. hold before, τὴν ἀ
to excel προέχω, contraction προὔχω, as always in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, except 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.11 (see. infr. B), also in 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus and 5th c.B
to set before πρόκειμαι, used as passive of προτίθημι, to be set before one, ὀνείαθ᾽ ἑτοῖμα προκείμενα the meats laid ready, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.91, +others] Refs 8th c.BC+];
fall προπίπτω,fut. -πεσοῦμαι:aor. προὔπεσον:— A. fallorthrow oneself forward,as in rowing, προπεσόντες ἔρεσσον Od. 9.490 , 12.194 ; π. ἡ κοιλία εἰς τὸ στόμα Arist. HA 507a29 ; of suppliants,fall
to fall down προπίπτω, future -πεσοῦμαι: aorist προὔπεσον:— fall or throw oneself forward, as in rowing, προπεσόντες ἔρεσσον [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.490, 12.194; π. ἡ κοιλία ε
drive προσελ-αύνω, Att. fut. A. -ελῶ X. Cyr. 6.2.18 :aor. 1 -ήλᾰσα Th. 4.72 : Coan non-thematic3 pl. pres.ind.ποτέλαντιdub. in SIG 1025.6 (iv/iii B.C.):—driveorchase toa place,τινὰς πρὸς τὴν
next to προσεχ-ής,ές, of Place, A. next to,π. σφίσι ἑστάναι, in battle, Hdt. 9.28 , cf. 102 ; νῆσος -εστάτη τῇ ἠπείρῳ Str. 14.6.1 ;ἔπλωον προσεχέες τῇ γῇ keeping close to . ., Arr. Ind. 33 : c. gen
make obeisance προσκῠν-έω,fut. A. -ήσω Hippon. 32 (tm.), Pl. R. 469a :aor. προσεκύνησα X. Cyr. 5.3.18 ; poet. προσέκῠσα Ar. Eq. 640 , imper.πρόσκυσονib. 156 , S. Ph. 776 ,inf. -κύσαιib. 657 ,
to worship προσκῠν-έω, future -ήσω[[ 6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 32 (tmesis), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 469a ] Refs 6th c.BC+]: aorist προσεκύνησα [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon His