superiority προτέρ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. superiority,π. τισὶ παρασχεῖνgive them a 'longer start', Hld. 4.20 .
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superiority προτέρ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. superiority,π. τισὶ παρασχεῖνgive them a 'longer start', Hld. 4.20 .
honouring before προτῑ́μ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. honouring beforeoraboveothers,preference, Th. 3.82 : pl., Poll. 8.140 ;assigning a higher value to, τῶν αὐτῶν ἡ π. καὶ ἡ αἵρεσις Plot. 6.7.20 ;κατὰ προτίμησι
waist πρότμησις,εως,ἡ, (προτέμνω) A. waistorloins, where the body is drawn in, Il. 11.424 , Q.S. 6.374 ; = ὀσφῦς , Poll. 2.179 , SIG 1017.7 (Sinope,iii B.C.); but cf. EM 691.18 (πρότμητινis a variant
early vintage προτρύγ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. early vintage, Sch. Arat. 150 (pl.).
prefiguration, preformation προτύπ-ωσις,εως,ἡ, A. prefiguration, preformation, παρασκευὴ πρὸς τὰ ὄντα καὶ π. Plot. 6.6.10 , cf. Hdn. Epim. 126 .
previous promise προϋπό-σχεσις,εως,ἡ, A. previous promise, Sch. Hermog. in Rh. 6.184 W.
motive πρόφᾰσ-ις,εως,ἡ, (προφαίνω) A. motiveorcause alleged, whether truly or falsely: then,actual motiveorcause, whether alleged or not: I. alleged motive, plea, without implication of truth or fal
pretense πρό-φασις, -εως, ἡ (φήμι), [in LXX: Psa.141:4 (עֲלִילָה), ??עֲלִילָה), ??Dan.6:4-5(5-6) (עִלָּה) Pro.18:1, Hos.10:4 * ;] a pretence, pretext: Mat.23:1 (WM, R, txt., om.), Mrk.12:40, Luk.20:
pretense πρόφᾰσ-ις, εως, ἡ, (προφαίνω) motive or cause alleged, whether truly or falsely: then, actual motive or cause, whether alleged or not: __I alleged motive, plea, without implication of truth
a speaking before πρόφθεγξις,εως,ἡ, A. a speaking before, Poll. 2.118 .
germ, bud πρόφῠσις,εως,ἡ, (προφύομαι) A. germ, bud, Hp. ap. Gal. 19.133 .
premature stormy weather προχείμ-ᾰσις,εως,ἡ, A. premature stormy weather, Veget. 4.40 (s.v.l.).
utterance προχείρ-ῐσις,εως,ἡ, A. utterance, Plot. 3.8.6 ;taking in hand, execution, Porph. Sent. 16 ;handling, τῶν θεωρημάτων Phlp. in de An. 165.1 ;exercise, actualization, ib. 227.26 , Eustr. in
going forth προχώρ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. going forth, ἐς ἄφοδον Hp. Fract. 16 (pl.). II. advanceof the tide, Thphr. Metaph. 29 (pl.);progress,τὴν π. ποιουμένη [φιλοσοφία] lamb. Protr. 21 .κ'; musicalprog
promontory, embankment, mole πρόχωσις,εως,ἡ, A. promontory, embankment, mole, Aristid. Or. 46 ( 3 ). 17 , Philostr. VS 2.23.3 .
dance in armour, armed dance πρύλῐς[ῠ],εως,ἡ , A. dance in armour, armed dance, Call. Jov. 52 , Dian. 240 ; Cret., = πυρρίχη , acc. to Arist. Fr. 519 .
ruler, lord πρῠ́τᾰν-ις, alsoπρότανις(q.v.), gen.εως, A. ruler, lord, π. κύριε . . ἀγυιᾶν καὶ στρατοῦ Pi. P. 2.58 , cf. B. 18.43 ;στεροπᾶν κεραυνῶν τε π., of Zeus, Pi. P. 6.24 ;ἵππων, of Poseidon, S
president πρῠτᾰν-ις, also πρότανις (which see), genitive εως, ruler, lord, π. κύριε.. ἀγυιᾶν καὶ στρατοῦ [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 2.58, compare 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 18.43 ] Refs 5t
officer in command at the bow πρῳρ-εύς,έως,ὁ, A. officer in command at the bow, as theκυβερνήτηςat the stern (=πρῳράτης), X. An. 5.8.20 , Oec. 8.14 , D. 32.7 , Arist. Pol. 1253b29 , GDI 4335 (Rhodes)
first prophet πρωτό-μαντις,εως ὁ,ἡ , A. first prophetorseer, τὴν π. Γαῖαν A. Eu. 2 , cf. EM 455.49 .
first in the city πρωτό-πολις,εως,ὁ,ἡ, A. first in the city, Τύχη Plu. 2.322c .
a woman who still has her first husband πρωτό-ποσις,εως,ἡ, A. a woman who still has her first husband, Themiso Hist. 1 , Poll. 3.39 .
male fern, Aspidium Filix-mas πτερ-ίς,ίδος, orπτέρις,εως,ἡ, acc. A. πτέριν Dsc. 4.185 : nom. pl. πτέρεις Plb. 3.71.4 :—male fern, Aspidium Filix-mas, Thphr. HP 1.10.5 , 8.7.7 , 9.20.5 , Theoc. 3
plumage πτέρ-ωσις,εως,ἡ, A. plumage, Ar. Av. 94 , 97 ;ἀπολαμβάνειν τὴν π., opp.πτερορρυεῖν, Arist. HA 564b2 , cf. 601b6 , PA 642b24 . 2. featheringof arrows, Aen. Tact. 31.27 . 3. pl., names of par