persuasive, plausible πῐθᾰν-ός,ή,όν, (πείθω) of persons, A. persuasive, plausible, esp. of popular speakers, πιθανώτατος τοῖς πολλοῖς Th. 6.35 ;τῷ δήμῳ παρὰ πολὺ . . -ώτατος, of Cleon, Id. 3.36 , c
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persuasive, plausible πῐθᾰν-ός,ή,όν, (πείθω) of persons, A. persuasive, plausible, esp. of popular speakers, πιθανώτατος τοῖς πολλοῖς Th. 6.35 ;τῷ δήμῳ παρὰ πολὺ . . -ώτατος, of Cleon, Id. 3.36 , c
one must trust πιστ-ευτέον, A. one must trust, Pl. Ti. 20b , 40e , Arist. GA 760b31 , Str. 15.1.34 . II. one must believe, Plb. 12.11.3 , Str. 1.3.1 ; τῷ θρυλουμένῳ Longin. 44.2 ; εἰ τοῦτο π. κατ'
scale of a balance πλάστιγξ, Ion. πλήστιγξ(v. infr. 111 ),ιγγος,ἡ, A. scale of a balance, Ar. Pax 1248 ; παρίστασθον παρὰ τὼ πλάστιγγε Id. Ra. 1378 ;τιθέναι εἰς πλάστιγγας, ἐν πλάστιγγι ζυγοῦ κεῖσ
the lungs, πλεύμωνorπνεύμων,ονος , ὁ(on the form and deriv.,v.sub fin.), A. the lungs, πάγη δ' ἐν πλεύμονι χαλκός Il. 4.528 , 20.486 (v.l.); ὁ τῶν πνευμάτων τῷ σώματι ταμίας ὁ π. Pl. Ti. 84d , c
choking, suffocation, πνῑγ-μός,ὁ, A. choking, suffocation, Hp. Coac. 61 , Arist. HA 514a6 , PA 664b31 (pl.), Anaxandr. 33.8 ; of weeds,παρέχει π. αὐτῷ [τῷ σίτῳ] X. Oec. 17.12 ;crushing,of a crowd, P
a great deal πολλοστ-ός, ή, όν (formed from πολύς on the analogy of εἰκοστός, τριακοστός, etc.), far on in the ordinal series first, second, third, etc., π. ὢν Συρακοσίων καὶ τῷ γένει καὶ τῇ δόξῃ, i.
one who supplies πορ-ιστής,οῦ,ὁ, A. one who suppliesorprovides, π. τῶν κακῶν τῷ δήμῳ Th. 8.48 ; φύλαξ καὶ π. ἀλλοτρίων χρημάτων Eus.Mynd. 24 ; δόξης Phld. Rh. 2.53 S. ( Comp. ). b. abs.,money
owe προαιδέομαι, A. oweonespecial respect, be under obligationsto one,ἤγειρον δωτίνας ἐκ τῶν πολίων, αἵτινές σφι προαιδέατό κού τι( Ion. 3 pl. plpf.) Hdt. 1.61 ; τίς ἐστι . . , τῷ ἐγὼ προαιδεῦμαι;
brandish before προανα-σείω, A. brandish beforeorin front, τὰ ὅπλα D.S. 5.29 : metaph., γῆρας π. φροντίδας Them. Or. 8.101c :— Pass. , δίκαι π. τῷ Νασικᾷ Plu. TG 21 . II. agitate beforehand,
use up, spend before, προᾰναισῐμόω, A. use up, spend before, ἐν τῷ προαναισιμωμένῳ χρόνῳ πρότερον ἢ ἐμὲ γενέσθαιin timespast beforeI was born, Hdt. 2.11 .
bid farewell before, προαπο-τάσσομαι, A. bid farewell before, τῷ βίῳ π. ξίφεσι Ph. 2.326 .
shout before, cry aloud, προβοάω, A. shout before, cry aloud, τώ γε προβοῶντε μάχην ὤτρυνον(v.προβαίνωinit.) Il. 12.277 , cf. S. Ph. 218 (lyr.).
go forth, be announced previously, προεκ-φοιτάω, A. go forth, be announced previously, Id. 69.1 . b. anticipatea statement, οὐ -φοιτῶν ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ παρόντι ταμιευόμενος Ph. 2.294 . 2. go forth bey
fall on προεμ-πίπτω, A. fall onorinto before, ἡ βολὴ π. τῷ ὕδατι Hld. 9.5 ;attack first, Ael. Tact. 37.6 ;take the first step, εἰς γνῶσιν D.L. 4.39 . 2. protrude into,c. dat., Gal. UP 7.7 ;πρ
blow into before, προεμ-πνέω, A. blow into before, τῷ καλάμῳ τὸ μέλος Him. Or. 12.3 .
spray first upon, προεμ-φῡσάω, A. spray first upon, οἶνον τῷ τόπῳ Aët. 15.5 .
fling προεν-σείω, A. flingtroopsat before, τινὰς τῷ Κρατερῷ Plu. Eum. 6 .
go out before, προεξ-έρχομαι, A. go out before, τῷ πεζῷ Th. 7.74 ; εἰς Σαρδόνα Plb. 2.23.6 ; τῆς πόλεως D.H. 1.46 ; π. τοῦ βίου πρὶν . . J. AJ 2.7.2 (so abs. -ελθών previously deceased, Sup
advance against, προέπ-ειμι, A. advance against, τῷ ἐρύματι Agath. 5.1 .
bring glad tidings before, προευ-αγγελίζομαι, A. bring glad tidings before, Ph. 1.7 , 602 , Sch. S. Tr. 335 ; τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ὅτι . . Ep.Gal. 3.8 .
adjust, make ready before, προευ-τρεπίζω, A. adjust, make ready before, παρασκευήν Iamb. Comm.Math. 15 ;prepare, τινὰ ἐπὶ τὸ ἀγαθόν Id. Protr. 1 ; ἕδραν τῷ φωτί Id. Myst. 3.14 ; τι τῇ ζητήσει
to speak good news προευ-αγγελίζομαι, bring glad tidings before, [[ 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.7, 602, Scholia 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 335; τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ὅτι.. NT.Gal.3.8. ] NT+5th c.BC+
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]
die before, προθνῄσκω, A. die before, Th. 2.52 ; π. τῆς μάχης Luc. Par. 50 ; π. τῷ δέει Id. Tox. 60 . 2. of hair,fall off prematurely,in formπροτεθνῄσκουσι, Aret. SD 2.13 . II. die for, τινος