busy oneself, take trouble, πραγμᾰτ-εύομαι, Ion. πρηγμ-,aor. ἐπραγματευσάμην, Ion. ἐπρηγμ-, Hp. Epid. 6.8.32 , X. Oec. 10.9 , etc.; alsoἐπραγματεύθην, Ion. ἐπρηγμ-, Hdt. 2.87 , Isoc. 12.249 :pf
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busy oneself, take trouble, πραγμᾰτ-εύομαι, Ion. πρηγμ-,aor. ἐπραγματευσάμην, Ion. ἐπρηγμ-, Hp. Epid. 6.8.32 , X. Oec. 10.9 , etc.; alsoἐπραγματεύθην, Ion. ἐπρηγμ-, Hdt. 2.87 , Isoc. 12.249 :pf
affairs πραγμᾰτ-εία, Ionic dialectπρηγμᾰτίη, poetry πραγμᾰτίη [[ 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 1.38 ] Refs 4th c.AD+]: ἡ:— prosecution of business, diligent study, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator
to trade πραγμᾰτ-εύομαι, Ionic dialect πρηγμ-, aorist ἐπραγματευσάμην, Ionic dialect ἐπρηγμ-, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 6.8.32, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 10.9
fit for πρακ-τικός,ή,όν, A. fit fororconcerned with action, practical, λεκτικοὶ καὶ π. καὶ μηχανικοί X. Mem. 4.3.1 ; φιλότεχνοι καὶ π. Pl. R. 476a ;ζωὴ π., βίος π., Arist. EN 1098a3 , Pol. 1325
doing, transaction, business, πρᾶξις,εως, Ep. and Ion. πρῆξις,ιος , ἡ: (πράσσω):— A. doing, transaction, business,[ πλεῖν] κατὰ πρῆξιν on a trading voyage, Od. 3.72 ; ἐπὶ πρῆξιν ἔπλεον h.Ap. 397
action πρᾶξις, εως, Epic dialect and Ionic dialect πρῆξις, ιος, ἡ: (πράσσω):— doing, transaction, business, [πλεῖν] κατὰ πρῆξιν on a trading voyage, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.72
πράσσω , Ep. and Ion. πρήσσω , Att. πράττω (first in IG 12.7.11 , al., Ar. and X. ), Cret. πράδδω Leg.Gort. 1.35 : fut. πράξω, Ion. πρήξω : aor. ἔπραξα, Ion. ἔπρηξα : pf. πέπραχα, Ion. πέπρηχα, (trans
to do/require πράσσω, Epic dialect and Ionic dialect πρήσσω, Attic dialect πράττω (first in [[ “IG” 12.7.11, +others, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus and 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus)] Refs 5
throw προβάλλω,fut. -βᾰλῶ:pf. -βέβληκα: Ep. aor.2 A. προβάλεσκον Od. 5.331 : Hom. has onlyaor. Act. and Med. without augm.:—throworlay before, throw to, Νότος Βορέῃ προβάλεσκε [σχεδίην] φέρεσθαι
to put forth προβάλλω, future -βᾰλῶ: perfect -βέβληκα: Epic dialect aorist 2 προβάλεσκον [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.331: 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] has only aoris
know, perceive, learn, προγιγνώσκω, Ion. and laterπρογεωργ-γῑνώσκω:fut. -γνώσομαι: Ep. aor. inf. A. προγνώμεναι h.Cer. 257 :—know, perceive, learn,orunderstand beforehand, τιl.c.; τὰ στοιχεῖα Pl
to know/choose προγιγνώσκω, Ionic dialect and later προγεωργ-γῑνώσκω: future -γνώσομαι: Epic dialect aorist infinitive προγνώμεναι [[ “hymnus ad Cererem” 257 ] Refs]:—know, perceive, learn, or unders
give beforehand, pay in advance, προδίδωμι, A. give beforehand, pay in advance, X. HG 1.5.7 , IG 22.1304.34 ;προεδίδουcj. forπροσ-in Plb. 8.15.7 ;προδιδούς,opp.ἐπιδιδούς, Gal. 12.174 ;give first,
to give in advance προδίδωμι, give beforehand, pay in advance, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.5.7, “IG” 22.1304.34] Refs 5th c.BC+]; προεδίδου conjecture for προ
lie before, project beyond, προέκ-κειμαι, A. lie before, project beyond, στέρνα τὸ μέτριον π. Philostr. Jun. Im. 15 : but usu. II. Pass. ofπροεκτίθημι, to be fixed in advance, ἡ προεκκειμένη ἡμ
purpose πρόθεσις, εως, ἡ, (προτίθημι) placing in public; of a corpse, laying it out [[compare (προτίθημι 11), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 947b, 959a, 959e, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 43
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 .
to be set before one, πρόκειμαι, used as Pass. ofπροτίθημι, A. to be set before one, ὀνείαθ' ἑτοῖμα προκείμεναthe meatslaidready, Il. 9.91 , al.;π. δαίς, δεῖπνον, Hdt. 1.211 , 5.105 ; τὰ π. ἀγαθά I
to set before πρόκειμαι, used as passive of προτίθημι, to be set before one, ὀνείαθ᾽ ἑτοῖμα προκείμενα the meats laid ready, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.91, +others] Refs 8th c.BC+];
prophet πρόμαντ-ις,εως, Ion. ιος,ὁ,ἡ, A. prophetorprophetess, ὦ παῖ πρόμαντι Αατοῦς E. Ion 681 (lyr.). 2. = προφήτης ,the representative of the god and the organ of his prophecies, ἡ π.title of
to be προξεν-έω,impf. προὐξένουν(but A. ἐπροξένει E. Fr. 1104 , Ar. Fr. 775 ):fut. προξενήσω:pf. προὐξένηκα:—to beany one'sπρόξενος(q. v.),διὰ τὸ προξενεῖν ὑμῶνbecausehe isyourπρόξενος, X. HG 6.4
looking for, expectation προσδοκ-ία,ἡ, A. looking for, expectation, whether in hope or fear, but more commonly fear, 1. c. gen.,μέλλοντος κακοῦ, δεινῶν, Pl. La. 198b , Ti. 70c ; π. τοῦ μέλλοντος Ar
expectation προσδοκ-ία, ἡ, looking for, expectation, whether in hope or fear, but more commonly fear, __1 with genitive, μέλλοντος κακοῦ, δεινῶν, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 198b, “T
sitting by προσεδρ-εία, orπροσεδρ-εδρία(required by metre in E. Or. 93 and found in Pap. of Phld. (v. infr.), but-εία PTeb.(v. infr.)),ἡ, A. sitting byornear: esp., 1. besieging, blockade, Th. 1.126