gentle Included with: πρᾶος, ον, also πρᾱΰς, Ionic dialect πρηΰς, εῖα, ΰ:—πρᾶος supplies singular in Attic dialect, Trag., and Comedy texts, except that the feminine is always πραεια (πρᾶος as femini
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gentle Included with: πρᾶος, ον, also πρᾱΰς, Ionic dialect πρηΰς, εῖα, ΰ:—πρᾶος supplies singular in Attic dialect, Trag., and Comedy texts, except that the feminine is always πραεια (πρᾶος as femini
know, perceive, learn, προγιγνώσκω, Ion. and laterπρογεωργ-γῑνώσκω:fut. -γνώσομαι: Ep. aor. inf. A. προγνώμεναι h.Cer. 257 :—know, perceive, learn,orunderstand beforehand, τιl.c.; τὰ στοιχεῖα Pl
to know/choose προγιγνώσκω, Ionic dialect and later προγεωργ-γῑνώσκω: future -γνώσομαι: Epic dialect aorist infinitive προγνώμεναι [[ “hymnus ad Cererem” 257 ] Refs]:—know, perceive, learn, or unders
Ages.. προθῡμ-έομαι,impf. A. προὐθυμούμην Th. 4.12 , Pl. R. 402b ; in Hdt. προεθ-(with v.l. προθ- ), 5.78 , 9.38 , also in X. Ages.. 2.1 , Pl. Cra. 395d :fut. προθυμήσομαι X. Cyr. 2.3.3 , Pl
to feel eager προθῡμ-έομαι, imperfect προὐθυμούμην [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.12, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 402b; in 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus ] Refs 5th c.BC+] προε
gift, present, προίξ,προικός, ἡ(on the accentv. Arc. 125 , An.Ox. 3.243 ; Ion. accus.πρόϊκαacc. to EM 495.33 ), A. gift, present,in Hom. only gen.προικός,asAdv.,ἀργαλέον ἕνα προικὸς χαρίσασθαιburden
hang before προκᾰλύπτω, A. hang beforeorput over as a covering, παραπετάσματα Aen.Tact. 32.9 :— Med. ,put over oneself as a screenorcloak, πέπλων . . προὐκαλύπτετ' εὐπήνους ὑφάς(nisi leg.προὐκάλυπ
point forwards and downwards, προκύπτω, A. point forwards and downwards, ἄκρος ὁ ποὺς ἧσσόν τι -κύπτειν ἐθέλει ἐς τοὔμπροσθεν(in dislocations) Hp. Art. 59 . 2. stick one's head out, peep out, ἐκ το
opening, introduction; προοίμι-ον,τό, Trag. contr. φροίμιον(v. infr.): (οἶμος):— A. opening, introduction;in Music,prelude, overture, Pi. P. 1.4 ; in Ep. poems,proëm, preamble, Id. N. 2.3 , Ar. Eq
a retort προοίμι-ον, τό, Trag. contraction φροίμιον (see. below): (οἶμος):— opening, introduction; in Music, prelude, overture, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.4 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; in Epic diale
all πρόπᾱς,πᾱσα,πᾰν, in Hom. and Hes. mostlyπ. ἦμαρ A. alldaylong,whereπρό'on and on' goes with the verb, Il. 1.601 , Od. 9.161 , al.; henceπρόπαςbecomes merely a strengthd. form ofπᾶς,once in Hom. ,
put to, applied πρόσ-θετος,ον, alsoη,ον IG 12(7).62.39 (Amorgos,iv B.C.), Palaeph. 12 , Luc. Salt. 27 :— A. put to, applied, κλίμακες Aristid. Or. 51(27).65 ; πτέρυγες Palaeph. l.c. 2. put on,
cause to grow to προσ-φύω, withfut.andaor. 1, A. cause to grow to: metaph.,καὶ ταῦτ' ἀληθῆ . . προσφύσω λόγῳ will make sure, confirm, A. Supp. 276 ; τοῦτο τῷ νῦν λόγῳ εὖ προσέφυσας Ar. Nu. 372 . I
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
προσέρπω , Dor. ποθέρπω Ti.Locr. 97c , Theoc. 4.48 , 5.37 : aor. προσείρπῠσα Plu. Pyrrh. 3 , Ael. NA 2.3 , etc. abs., creep or steal on, approach. τύμβου προσεῖρπον ἆσσον S. El. 900 ; of animals, Ar.
allot, assign, dedicate to προσνέμω, A. allot, assign, dedicate to, γυμνικοὺς [ἀγῶνας] . . τοῖς θεοῖς Pl. Lg. 828c ; αὑτούς τινι D. 25.43 ; ταῖς τοῦ δήμου προαιρέσεσιν ἑαυτόν Id. Ep. 3.2 ; ὅπου
owe besides προσοφλισκάνω,fut. A. -οφλήσω Arist. EN 1124b11 : 2 aor. -ῶφλον D. 35.46 , etc.; 1 aor. προσοφλῆσαι Alciphr. 3.26 :—owe besides, πεντακοσίας δραχμάς, ἃς προσῶφλεν D. 58.19 :
bring close to προσστέλλω, A. bring close to, καρχησίῳ τὸ κέρας Luc. Am. 6 :— Med. ,keep close to,τοῖς ὀρεινοῖς, of a general, Plu. Sull. 19 . 2. tuck in,τοὺς μηρούςprob. in Arist. IA 713a22 . II
obtain one's share of προστυγχάνω, A. obtain one's share of, and generally,obtain, προστυχόντι τῶν ἴσων S. Ph. 552 ; ἐμοῦ κολαστοῦ προστυχών Id. El. 1463 : c. dat.,meet with, hit upon, Pl. Lg. 84
to cling fast προσ-φύω, with future and aorist 1, cause to grow to: metaphorically, καὶ ταῦτ᾽ ἀληθῆ.. προσφύσω λόγῳ will make sure, confirm, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 276; τοῦτο
go to, approach προσχωρ-έω,fut. A. -ήσω Th. 2.2 , 79 ; also -ήσομαι Id. 8.48 , X. HG 7.4.16 , Pl. R. 539a :—go to, approach, c. dat., προσεχώρεον πλησιαιτέρω τὸ στρατόπεδον τῷ στρατοπέδῳ Hdt. 4
to join with προσχωρ-έω, future -ήσω[[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.2, 79] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also -ήσομαι [[[prev. author] 8.48, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.
exhortation, encouragement προτροπ-ή,ἡ, A. exhortation, encouragement, Democr. 181 , Ti.Locr. 104a (pl.), S.E. M. 1.98 , etc.; opp.ἀποτροπή, Arist. Rh. 1358b8 , Phld. Rh. 1.65 S. , cf. Stoic. 2.287
be formerly προϋπ-άρχω, take the initiative in a thing, with genitive, ἀδικίας [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.40 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν εὐεργεσιῶν, τῆς ἔχθρας, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator