mildness, softness προσήνεια,ἡ, A. mildness, softness,προσηνείης εἵνεκενfor the sakeof easeorcomfort, Hp. Acut. 21 ;μετὰ προσηνείαςcj. in Herod.Med. ap. Orib. 10.18.5 ;quietude, Sm. Ec. 9.17 ; of lan
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mildness, softness προσήνεια,ἡ, A. mildness, softness,προσηνείης εἵνεκενfor the sakeof easeorcomfort, Hp. Acut. 21 ;μετὰ προσηνείαςcj. in Herod.Med. ap. Orib. 10.18.5 ;quietude, Sm. Ec. 9.17 ; of lan
towards the East προσηῷος,α,ον, Hellenistic forπροσεῷος, Dor. ποτᾱῷος, A. towards the East, καὶ τὸ ποταῷον τὸ Λακίνιον Theoc. 4.33 ;Ἄρτεμις προσηῴα, in Euboea, from the position of her temple, IG
sit down before προσκαθ-έζομαι,fut. A. -εδοῦμαι D. 1.18 ,-εσθήσομαι f.l. in Aeschin. 3.167 :aor. προσκαθεζόμην:—sit down beforea town,besiegeit, πόλιν Th. 1.26 ; πόλει Plb. 8.7.6 , cf. 3.98.7
persist obstinately in προσκαρτερ-έω, Dor. ποτι- IG 42(1).63.4 (Epid.,ii B.C.):— A. persist obstinately in, τῇ πολιορκίᾳ Plb. 1.55.4 , D.S. 14.87 ; τῇ προφορᾷ Phld. Rh. 1.158 S. ; τῇ προσευχῇ
to continue in/with προσκαρτερ-έω, Doric dialect ποτι- [[ “IG” 42(1).63.4 (Epid., 2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]:— persist obstinately in, τῇ πολιορκίᾳ [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.55.4, 1st c.BC:
invocation πρόσ-κλησις, εως, ἡ, (προσκαλέω) judicial summons, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1041 (_plural_), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 846c (_plural_), 855d (_plural_),
to lean toward προσ-κλίνω [ῑ], cause to lean against, place against, βέλος προσέκλινε κορώνῃ [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 21.138, 165:] Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, πατρὸς ἐμοῖο θρόνος
adoration, obeisance προσκῠ́ν-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. adoration, obeisance, Pl. Lg. 887e (pl.); τὰ βαρβαρικά, οἷον προσκυνήσεις Arist. Rh. 1361a36 , cf. Phld. Piet. 69 (pl.), Plu. Alex. 54 , Arr. An. 4.11.8
to worship προσ-κυνέω, -ῶ (κυνέω, to kiss), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁחָה hith. ;] to make obeisance, do reverence to, worship; __(a) prop. (as in cl., of the gods: Hdt., Æsch., Plat., al.), of God, C
reach, arrive at προσκῠρ-έωandπροσκῠρ-κύρω [ῡ](v. infr.),aor. προσέκυρσα, A. reach, arrive at, c. dat., προσέκυρσε Κυθήροις Hes. Th. 198 . b. adjoin, Herod. Med. ap. Orib. 10.5.10 ;ἕλος παπυρικὸν
to talk to/with προσλᾰλ-έω, talk to or with, τινι [[ 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 218.3, 4th c.AD: Heniochus Comicus 4.3: _absolutely_, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 7.5, “PMic
acceptance πρόσ-ληψις, εως, ἡ, taking in addition, λόγου [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 210a, compare 2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ ἰδεῶν” 1.11 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀορίστου[[ [pre
reckon προσλογ-ίζομαι,fut. A. -ιοῦμαι Luc. Alex. 1 ;reckonorcount in addition, Hdt. 2.16 , Lys. 19.44 ; ὁδὸν ταύτῃ Hdt. 5.54 :— Pass. ,to be reckoned in, Scyl. 113 , PPetr. 3p.118 (iii B.C.), P
to count in addition to προσλογ-ίζομαι, future -ιοῦμαι[[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Alex.” 1 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; reckon or count in addition, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.16, 5th c.BC: Lysias
incline προσνεύω, A. inclineorbend towards, Plu. Brut. 1 . 2. have an inclinationortendency, οὐ προσνεύσαντος οὐδὲ βουληθέντος Plot. 5.1.6 . II. incline, slope towards, Apollod. Poliorc. 154.5 ;l
dwell by προσοικ-έω, A. dwell byornear,οἱ προσοικοῦντες neighbouring tribes, Isoc. 6.46 ; πόλεσι βάρβαροι -οικοῦντες X. Vect. 1.8 ;ποταμοῖς καὶ θαλάττῃ, of towns,lie byornear, Pl. Ti. 22d :— also P
include within boundaries, add to a dominion προσορίζω, A. include within boundaries, add to a dominion, etc., D.S. 2.3 ; αὐλὴν τῷ μνημείῳ SIG 1232.6 (Asia Minor,i A.D.):— Med. ,add to one's domini
cause to approach, bring near to προσπελ-άζω, A. cause to approach, bring near to,νέα μέν μοι κατέαξε . . ἄκρῃ προσπελάσας having drivenheragainstthe headland, Od. 9.285 : — Pass. προσπελασθείςis f.
press besides προσπῐέζω, alsoπροσπερι-πῐεζέω Ph. ap. Eus. PE 8.14 :— A. press besides,τι Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 59 ;press against, τοὺς ὀδόντας Archig. ap. Gal. 12.860 :— Pass. ,προσπεπιεσμένη tight, of
sail towards προσπλέω,fut. -πλεύσομαι: Ion. pres. προσπλώωonly asv.l. in Hdt. 8.6 :aor. A. προσέπλωσα Arr. Ind. 39.4 :—sail towardsoragainst, Hdt.l.c., 9.96 , al., Th. 1.47 , X. Cyr. 6.2.10 , et
that which one takes to oneself unduly, pretence, assumption προσποί-ημα,ατος,τό, A. that which one takes to oneself unduly, pretence, assumptionof a thing, Arist. EN 1127a20 ;τῆς καλοκἀγαθίας, δικαι
taking something to oneself, acquisition προσποί-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. taking something to oneself, acquisition, ξυμμαχίας Th. 3.82 ; ἐρώτων J. AJ 17.4.1 . 2. pretensionorclaimto a thing, Th. 2.62 : c.
taken to oneself, assumed, affected, pretended προσποι-ητός,όν, orή,όνDemarat. ap. Plu. 2.309d , orπροσποίητος:— A. taken to oneself, assumed, affected, pretended, ἐραστής Pl. Ly. 222a ; ἔχθραι D.
fawn upon, coax προσσαίνω, A. fawn upon, coax, prop. of dogs, S. Fr. 1082 , Arr. Cyn. 7.2 ; ταῖς κέρκοις Ph. 2.422 : mostly metaph., οὐκ ἂν Ἀργείων τόδ' εἴη φῶτα προσσαίνειν κακόν A. Ag. 1665 (tr