to go before προέρχομαι (πρόειμι serves as future), aorist προῆλθον: perfect προελήλῠθα [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 113.2 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]:—go forward, advance, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historic
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to go before προέρχομαι (πρόειμι serves as future), aorist προῆλθον: perfect προελήλῠθα [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 113.2 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]:—go forward, advance, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historic
go first and lead the way, προηγ-έομαι, A. go first and lead the way, Hdt. 2.48 , 7.40 , X. Lac. 13.2 , etc.;τινι fora person, i.e.guidehim, τῷ θεῷ Ar. Pl. 1195 , cf. X. Cyr. 2.1.1 ;π. τὴν [ὁδόν]
to prefer προηγ-έομαι, go first and lead the way, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.48, 7.40, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 13.2, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινι for a
defender, advocate προήγορ-ος, ὁ, (ἀγορά) one who speaks in behalf of others, defender, advocate, [[ LXX.2Mac.7.2, 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 2.126, 4th c.AD: Themistius Sophista “Oratione
to have gone before, be the first, προήκω, A. to have gone before, be the first, ἀξιώσει Th. 2.34 ; χρήμασι X. HG 7.1.23 ; χρόνῳ τῶν ἄλλων S.E. M. 9.1 ;τοῖς χρόνοιςib. 1.204 . 2. to have adva
to extend προήκω, to have gone before, be the first, ἀξιώσει [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.34; χρήμασι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.1.23; χρόνῳ τῶν ἄλλων 2
purpose πρό-θεσις, -εως, ἡ [in LXX: Exo.40:4, 23 (עֵרֶךְ), 1Ch.9:32, al. (מַעֲרֶכֶת), 2Ch.4:19 (פָּנִים), 1Ma.1:22, 2Ma.3:8, al. ;] __1. a setting forth (Plat., Plut., al.): οἱ ἄρτοι τῆς π. (cf. LXX
day appointed beforehand, a fixed προθεσμ-ία(sc.ἡμέρα),ἡ, A. day appointed beforehand, a fixedorlimited time,within which money was to be paid, actions brought, claims made, elections held, etc., and
set time προθεσμ-ία (i.e. ἡμέρα), ἡ, day appointed beforehand, a fixed or limited time, within which money was to be paid, actions brought, claims made, elections held, etc., and if this period was a
front-door, door-way, πρόθυρ-ον,τό, A. front-door, door-way,esp. of the entrance to the αὐλή, ἐκ δ' ἔλασε προθύροιο καὶ αἰθούσης Il. 24.323 , cf. Od. 3.493 : pl., στῆ δ' . . ἐπὶ προθύροις Ὀδυσῆος,
a threshold πρόθυρ-ον, τό, front-door, door-way, especially of the entrance to the αὐλή, ἐκ δ᾽ ἔλασε προθύροιο καὶ αἰθούσης [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.323, compare 8th c.BC: Odysse
hold before, hold out, προί̈σχω, A. = προέχω ,hold before, hold out,of boys playing atποσίνδα, X. Eq.Mag. 5.10 :—mostly in Med. ,hold out before oneself, stretch forth, χεῖρας Th. 3.58 , 66 ; of
to be seated before, προκάθημαι, Ion. προκαθηγ-κάτημαι, prop.pf.ofπροκαθέζομαι:— A. to be seated before, π. τοσοῦτο πρὸ τῆς ἄλλης Ἑλλάδος lieso farin frontof Greece, of the Thessalians, Hdt. 7.172 .
move forward, προκῑν-έω, A. move forward, τὸ στῖφος X. Cyr. 1.4.21 ;urge on, ἵππον Id. Eq. 9.3 :— Pass. ,come on, advance, Id. Cyr. 1.4.23 ;dance beforethe eyes, of specks, Hp. Loc.Hom. 3 . I
run risk before προκινδῡνεύω,pf. A. -κεκινδύνευκα IG 9(2).531.5 (Larissa):—run risk beforeothers,brave the first danger, bear the brunt of battle, Th. 7.56 , D. 18.208 ; π. στρατευόμενοι Id. 2.2
cut προκόπτω, A. cutone's wayforward,only metaph.,π. διὰ τῆς λεωφόρου advanceby the high-road, Anon. ap. Suid. : c. acc. cogn., τὴν ὁδὸν προκεκοφέναι J. AJ 2.6.7 : withoutὁδόν, ἐπὶ πολὺ προκεκοφότε
to advance προκόπτω, cut one's way forward, only metaphorically, π. διὰ τῆς λεωφόρου advance by the high-road, [[ Anonymus cited in 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus: with _accusative_ _cognate_, τὴ
roll before προκῠλινδ-έομαι, Pass. , A. roll beforeorat the feet of, prostrate oneself beforeanother, τοῖς ἰκτίνοις Ar. Av. 501 (cf. Sch.), Luc. DDeor. 6.2 ( v.l. -όμενον ) ; τινος D. 19.338 (nis
take προλαμβάνω,fut. A. -λήψομαι Isoc. 6.16 :aor. προὔλαβον:— Pass. ,v.infr. 1.5 :—takeorreceive before, τὴν πόλιν Lys. 26.9 codd.; τὰ χωρία καὶ λιμένας D. 2.9 ;ἀργύριον π. receivemoneyin adv
to take beforehand προλαμβάνω, future -λήψομαι[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 6.16: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist προὔλαβον:—passive, see below[[ 1.5 ] Refs]:— take or receive before, τὴν πόλιν [[ 5th c.
lay an ambuscade beforehand, προλοχ-ίζω, A. lay an ambuscade beforehand, J. BJ 1.4.4 , 4.9.8 (s.v.l.): c. acc. cogn., π. τινὰς ἐνέδρας Hld. 6.13 :— Pass. ,αἱ προλελοχισμέναι ἐνέδραιthe ambushthat
forethinking, provident, προμηθ-ής, Dor. προμᾱθής,ές, A. forethinking, provident, μέλλησις Th. 3.82 ;τὸ π., = προμήθεια , Id. 4.92 ; εἰς τὸν ἔπειτα βίον -έστερος Pl. La. 188b : Sup. , -έστατον
before a temple, πρόνᾱος, orπροναῖος,α,ον, Ion. προνήϊος,η,ον, Att. πρόνεως: (ναός):— A. before a temple, βωμοὺς προνάους A. Supp. 494 : esp. of godswhose statues stood before the temple, Ἀθηνᾶ
provident, cautious, wary, προνο-ητικός,ή,όν, A. provident, cautious, wary, X. Mem. 1.3.9 , Men. Epit. 344 ; τὸ πόρρωθεν π. M.Ant. 1.16 : Comp. -ώτερος Procop. Arc. 19 .Adv. -κῶς X. Mem. 1.4.