elder: old πρέσβυς, -εως, ὁ poët. form of πρεσβύτης (which see), [in LXX (= πρεσβευτής, an ambassador): Num.21:20 (21), al. (מֲלְאָךְ), Isa.13:8 57:9 (צִיר), 1Ma.9:70, al. ;] an old man. Compar.,
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elder: old πρέσβυς, -εως, ὁ poët. form of πρεσβύτης (which see), [in LXX (= πρεσβευτής, an ambassador): Num.21:20 (21), al. (מֲלְאָךְ), Isa.13:8 57:9 (צִיר), 1Ma.9:70, al. ;] an old man. Compar.,
foreknowing, prescient, προ-γνωστικός,ή,όν, A. foreknowing, prescient, δύναμις Ph. 1.659 , 2.164 ; μόριον . . τῆς ψυχῆς Plu. 2.433a ; of persons, M.Ant. 8.25 ; esp. of astrologers, Vett.Val. 37.
contrive προβουλ-εύω, Aeol. προβολλεύω(q.v.), A. contriveorconcert measures before, ὅπως μηδὲν δεήσει Th. 3.82 ; ὅπως ἂν ῥήϊστα ἐσχηματις μένος ᾖ Hp. Art. 52 ; opp.μετανοέω, Democr. 66 ( Med.
put out προεκ-τίθημι, A. put outorpublish before, λόγον ζητήματοςib. 1035b ; ἔστιν ἃ εἰς τὸ δημόσιον D.C. 53.21 . 2. build out,as a salient or projection, Ph. Bel. 84.6 . II. set forthorexpound b
encounter, meet first, προεν-τυγχάνω, A. encounter, meet first, Ph. 1.363 , al., J. BJ 5.6.5 , al.; τῇ ἄγρᾳ Ael. NA 4.13 ;come in contact with first, τοῖς πράγμασι Plu. 2.1122b :pf. part. -εντ
emitting easily, προετικός,ή,όν, (προί̈ημι) A. emitting easily,in Comp. , opp.καθεκτικώτερος(more retentive), Arist. Pr. 963a21 ;emitting, βαρέος [ἤχου] Thphr. Fr. 89.10 ; σπέρματος Sor. 1.33 . II
sacrifice προθύω,fut. A. -θύσω E. Ion 805 , SIG 548.11 (Delph.,iii B.C.), Berl.Sitzb. 1927.160 (Cyrene), -θύσομαι Ar. Th. 38 :—sacrificeoroffer first, πρὸ πάντων θεῶν τῇ Ἑστίᾳ πρώτῃ Pl. Cra. 4
going on, advance, πρόοδος,ἡ, A. going on, advance, Emp. 84.1 , X. HG 3.4.15 : metaph.,progress, Plot. 5.2.1 ; ἐκ δυνάμεως εἰς ἐνέργειαν Id. 6.3.22 . II. coming outof a house, Luc. Nec. 12 ;appe
know beforehand, πρόοιδα,inf. προειδέναι, part. προειδώς, pf.(withplpf. προῄδη, -ῄδειν, fut. προείσομαι); lateaor. inf. A. προειδῆσαι Phld. Rh. 1.286 S. :—know beforehand, Hdt. 1.20 , 7.235 , 9.4
prepare beforehand, προπαρασκευ-άζω, A. prepare beforehand, ἔρια Pl. R. 429d , cf. Plt. 308d ; πάντα τινί X. Mem. 2.2.5 ; τὰς γνώμας Th. 2.88 ; τι πρὸς τὴν τροφήν Arist. HA 613a4 :— Med. ,pr
to go before προπορ-εύω, cause to go before, [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 10.22 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, with aorist middle, go before, [[ 4th c.BC: Aeneas
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
that against which one strikes, obstacle πρόσ-κρουσμα,ατος,τό, A. that against which one strikes, obstacle, Arist. PA 658a7 (pl.). 2. knock, Hippiatr. 96 . II. stumblingblock, cause of offenceorfr
knock against προσ-κρούω, A. knock against, τὴν κεφαλὴν παρά τι Ant.Lib. 8.7 . II. intr.,strike against, collide with, πυρί Pl. Ti. 43c , cf. Epicur. Ep. 2p.38U. , Nat. 2.3 ; πρός τι Zen. 3.29
hurt by striking against προσ-πταίω, Ep. ποτιπταίω Q.S. 7.81 :— A. hurt by striking againsta thing,injure, τὸ γόνυ Hdt. 6.134 ; τὸν πόδα Plu. Ages. 3 : abs.,bump oneself, Pl. R. 604c ;hurt one'
call to, address προσ-φθέγγομαι, Dor. ποτιφθ- AP 7.656 ( Leon. ):— A. call to, address,τινα E. Alc. 331 , Hipp. 1097 , Or. 481 , etc.;salute,σῆμα APl.c. 2. call by a name, callso and so, καὶ πάγο
run up to προσανα-τρέχω, A. run up to, λόφον D.H. 1.56 ; εἰς τοὺς ὑψηλοτέρους τόπους D.S. 5.47 ; τοῦ λάρυγγος -τρέχοντος τῇ ἐπιγλωττίδι Gal. UP 4.8 ; of ironapproachinga magnet, Porph. Abst. 4.
pay as a debt besides προσαπο-δίδωμι, A. pay as a debt besides, ἀργύριον Hyp. Eux. 17 , cf. IG 12.374.104 , 265 , D. 41.27 ( Pass. ); ἂν . . δέῃ κέρματ' ἀποδοῦναι, προσαπέδωκεν Ἀττικά Diph. 66.13
address, accost προσεννέπω,impf. A. προσήνεπον Pi. P. 4.97 , 9.29 :—address, accost, ll.cc., S. Aj. 857 , E. Or. 428 , etc. 2. c. acc. etinf.,entreatorcommand, τινὰ σπέσθαι Pi. I. 6(5).17 . 3.
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
to earn more προσεργάζομαι, work besides, μηδὲν τοῖς δεδραμένοις [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 1013; τὸ χρυσίον τῷ ἀγάλματι 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Per
prayer προσ-ευχή, -ῆς, ἡ (προσεύχομαι), [in LXX chiefly for תְּפִלָּה ;] __1. prayer to God: Mat.17:21 (WH, R, txt., om.) Mat.21:22, Mrk.9:29, Luk.22:45, Act.3:1 6:4 10:31, Rom.12:12, 1Co.7:5, Col.4
to nail προσηλόω, nail, rivet, fix to, [Ἰξίονα] τῷ τροχῷ [[E.cited in Plu. 2.19e ] Refs]; σταυρῷ τινα [[ 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 2.14.9, compare 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “P
to be seated by προσκάθ-ημαι, Ion. προσκαθ-κάτημαι, used aspf.ofπροσκαθέζομαι, A. to be seated by, Thphr. Char. 29.5 codd. 2. rest upon, be close to, τοῖς ὄρχεσι Arist. HA 510a21 , cf. Thphr. HP