draw towards, draw on προσέλκω, A. draw towards, draw on,τιναprob. l. in Pi. O. 6.83 ; τὰ τόξα Com.Adesp. 139 ;πρός τινας . . δόξας αὑτῶν τὰ φαινόμενα π. wrestthe facts . . , Arist. Cael. 293a27 :—
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draw towards, draw on προσέλκω, A. draw towards, draw on,τιναprob. l. in Pi. O. 6.83 ; τὰ τόξα Com.Adesp. 139 ;πρός τινας . . δόξας αὑτῶν τὰ φαινόμενα π. wrestthe facts . . , Arist. Cael. 293a27 :—
προσέρπω , Dor. ποθέρπω Ti.Locr. 97c , Theoc. 4.48 , 5.37 : aor. προσείρπῠσα Plu. Pyrrh. 3 , Ael. NA 2.3 , etc. abs., creep or steal on, approach. τύμβου προσεῖρπον ἆσσον S. El. 900 ; of animals, Ar.
soft, gentle προσην-ής, Dor. προσᾱνής ές, A. soft, gentle, Emp. 130 , etc.; ξενία Pi. P. 10.64 ; γλίσχρασμα λεῖον . . καὶ π. Hp. Acut. 10 ;προσανέα πίνεινdrinksoothingdraughts, Pi. P. 3.52 , cf.
kind προσην-ής, Doric dialect προσᾱνής ές, soft, gentle, [[ 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 130, etc.; ξενία 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 10.64; γλίσχρασμα λεῖον.. καὶ π. 5th c.BC: Hippocra
addition, appendage, supplement προσθήκη,ἡ, (προστίθημι) A. addition, appendage, supplement, προσθήκας . . μοι ὁ λόγος ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἐδίζητο Hdt. 4.30 , cf. Arist. Rh. 1354a14 ; εὖ γὰρ πρὸς εὖ φανεῖσι π
set against προσίστημι, A. set against, πρῷραν βιότου πρὸς κῦμα E. Tr. 103 (anap.). 2. weigh out to, μοι ὀστοῦν Macho ap. Ath. 6.243f . 3. bring togetherthe edges of a wound, Hp. Ulc. 10 . 4.
to be placed πρόσκειμαι(on the Ion. forms A. v. κεῖμαι ), serving as Pass. toπροστίθημι,to be placedorlaid byorupon, lie byorupon,οὔατα προσέκειτοhandleswere uponit, Il. 18.379 ;τῇ θύρᾳ πρόσκεισο ke
to join up with πρόσκειμαι (on the Ionic dialect forms see at {κεῖμαι}), serving as passive to προστίθημι, to be placed or laid by or upon, lie by or upon, οὔατα προσέκειτο handles were upon it, [[ 8
bring close to προσστέλλω, A. bring close to, καρχησίῳ τὸ κέρας Luc. Am. 6 :— Med. ,keep close to,τοῖς ὀρεινοῖς, of a general, Plu. Sull. 19 . 2. tuck in,τοὺς μηρούςprob. in Arist. IA 713a22 . II
that which is held before πρόσχημα,ατος,τό, (προέχω) A. that which is held before: hence, I. that which is held before to cover, screen, cloak,τὸ σῶφρον τοῦ ἀνάνδρου π. Th. 3.82 ;pretence, pretext,
heap upon προσχώννῡμι( Plb. 9.41.4 , J. BJ 5.5.1 ) andπροσ-ύω( Thphr. HP 2.5.5 ):aor. A. προσέχωσα Hdt. 2.10 , 99 :pf. προσκέχωκα D.S. 1.39 :—pf. Pass. -κέχωσμαι Thphr. HP 5.8.3 , Palaeph.
further on προσωτέρω, Att. πορρωτέρω(πορρώτερον v.l. in Arist. Mu. 397b35 ; lateπροσώτερον, Iamb. Myst. 5.9 ), Comp. of πρόσω, A. further on,ἔτι π. Hdt. 2.175 , 4.7 ;ἐπιδιώκειν ἔτι π. Id. 8.111 ;
putting forward πρότᾰσις,εως,ἡ, (προτείνω) A. putting forward: in concrete sense,that which is put forward; hence, 1. in Logic,proposition,π. ἐστι λόγος καταφατικὸς ἢ ἀποφατικός τινος κατά τινος A
front part cut off προτομή,ἡ, (προτέμνω) A. front part cut off: esp., 1. head and face of a decapitated animal(rarelyof a decapitated man, LXX 2 Ma. 15.35 , and of a boar with human head, Ps.- Plu.
an upper part προτομή, ἡ, (προτέμνω) front part cut off: especially, __1 head and face of a decapitated animal (rarely of a decapitated man, [[ LXX.2Mac.15.35, and of a boar with human head, Pseudo-
at hand πρόχειρ-ος,ον, (χείρ) A. at hand, Hp. Art. 11 ;π. ψάλια( v.l. ψέλια )δέρκεσθαι πάρα ready, A. Pr. 54 ;π. ἄχθοςahandyburden, S. El. 1116 ; of a drawn sword or knife, Id. Ph. 747 , E. Hel. 1564
beforehand πρόχειρ-ος, ον, (χείρ) at hand, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 11 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ψάλια (variant{ψέλια}) δέρκεσθαι πάρα ready, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Trag
the magistrates' hall, town hall πρῠτᾰν-εῖον, Ion. πρῠτᾰν-ήϊον(alsoβρυτανεῖον, Schwyzer 183.15 (Crete,iii B.C.), cf. Sch. Pi. N. 11.1 , and A. v. πρυτανεύω ),τό,the magistrates' hall, town hall, Hd
to be πρῠτᾰν-εύω(alsoβρυτανεύω, IG 9(1).111 (Elatea), cf.πρυτανεῖον), A. to be πρύτανιςorpresident, hold sway,ἀθανάτοισι amongthem, h.Ap. 68 ; so of God, Ph. 2.595 . 2. to be chairmanof a board, D.
terrify, scare, πτοέωandπτοιέω,fut. A. -ήσω AP 7.214 ( Arch. ): Ep. aor. ἐπτοίησα, Aeol. ἐπτόαισα(v. infr.):— Pass. , Ep. aor. ἐπτοιήθην Call. Dian. 191 :pf. ἐπτόημαι, Ep. ἐπτοίημαι(v. infr
to frighten πτοέω and πτοιέω, future -ήσω[[ “Anthologia Graeca” 7.214 (1st c.BC: Archias): _Epic dialect_ ] Refs 1st c.BC+]aorist ἐπτοίησα, Aeolic dialect ἐπτόαισα (see. below):—passive, Epic dialect
his temple Πύθῐος[ῡ; ῑmetri gr. in h.Ap. 373 ],α,ον, (Πῡθώ)Pythian, i.e.Delphian, epith. of Apollo, l.c., Pi. O. 14.11 , etc. (Π. alone isf.l. in E. Ion 285 );ἐν Πυθίουin A. his temple, Th. 6.54 (ci
fire πῠρά, ᾶς, Epic dialect and Ionic dialect πῠρή, ῆς, ἡ, (πῦρ) funeral-pyre, πυραὶ νεκύων καίοντο θαμειαί [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.52, etc.; πυρῆς ἐπιβάντ᾽ ἀλεγεινῆς 4.99, etc.;
funeral-pyre πῠρά,ᾶς, Ep. and Ion. πῠρή,ῆς,ἡ, (πῦρ) A. funeral-pyre, πυραὶ νεκύων καίοντο θαμειαί Il. 1.52 , etc.; πυρῆς ἐπιβάντ' ἀλεγεινῆς 4.99 , etc.; ἐν δὲ πυρῇ ὑπάτῃ νεκρὸν θέσαν 23.165 ,