πρό,
before, forth:
A PREP. WITH GENIT.:
A.I of Place,
before, in front of, ἠγερέθοντο π. ἄστεος [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔμπροσθε π. (variant) τῆς ἀκροπόλιος, ὄπισθε δὲ τῶν πυλέων [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. δόμων, π. δωμάτων,
in front of, i.e.
outside the house, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν π. τοῦ Ἡραίου νῆσον
before or
off the Heraeum, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. χειρῶν
at hand, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
A.I.2 with Vbs. of motion, π. δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ αὐτῶν κύνες ἤϊσαν [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
A.I.3 before, in front of, for the purpose of shielding or guarding, π. Τρώων ἑσταότ᾽ [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: hence,
in defence of, μάχεσθαι.. π. τε παίδων καὶ π. γυναικῶν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀλέσθαι π. πόληος, Latin
pro patria mori, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. τοξευμάτων
as a defence against arrows, [
Refs]: hence also,
for, on behalf of, instead of, ἀγρυπνῆσαι π. τινῶν[
Refs]; of an advocate, π. τῶνδε φωνεῖν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄτι δέ κ᾽ αὐτὸς π. Ειαυτοῦ [ἀμάρτῃ] whatever offence he commits
of his own
volition, Kohler-Ziebarth
Stadtrecht von Gortyn [
Refs]
A.I.4 π. ὁδοῦ ἐγένοντο
further on the road, i.e.
forwards, onward, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: also to denote
distance, π. πολλοῦ τῆς πόλεως [
Refs 1st c.BC+]
at a distance of [
Refs 1st c.BC+]
A.I.5 π. ἠοῦς, π. ἑσπέρης τοῦ βωμοῦ, east
wards, west
wards of.., [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
A.II of Time,
before, π. γάμοιο [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ὃ τοῦ ἐνόησεν one
before the other, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; more frequently in later writers, π. τῶν Τρωικῶν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τοῦ χρῆσθαι
before one uses it, [
Refs]; π. μοίρας τῆς ἐμῆς
before my doom, [
Refs 5th c.BC+], compare 124; π. πολλοῦ long
before, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. μικροῦ, π. ὀλίγου, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τοῦ (sometimes written προτοῦ) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τοῦ ἤ, =πρὶν ἤ, [
Refs]; οἱ π. ἡμῶν γενόμενοι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
A.II.2 in later writers frequently with Numerals, π. τριάκοντα ἡμερῶν thirty days
before, [
LXX+1st c.AD+]; π. ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ πάσχα, π. μιᾶς ἡμέρας τῶν γενεθλίων, [
NT+1st c.AD+]
A.II.2.b in rendering Roman dates, τῇ π. μιᾶς Νωνῶν Ὀκτωβρίων, =
pridie Non. Oct., [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
A.III in other relations:
A.III.1 of Preference,
before, rather than, κέρδος αἰνῆσαι π. δίκας to praise sleight
before right, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πᾶν δὴ βουλόμενοι σφίσι εἶναι π. τῆς παρεούσης λύπης anything
before, rather than, their actual trouble, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] (so,
in order to avoid, π. τοῦ δεινοτάτου [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑλέσθαι, αἱρεῖσθαι, or κρῖναί τι π. τινός to choose one
before another, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. πολλοῦ ποιήσασθαι to esteem
above much, i.e. very highly, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἄλλων
more than others, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. πάντων θεῶν τῇ Ἑστίᾳ πρώτῃ προθύειν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: after a
comparative it is redundant, ἡ τυραννὶς π. ἐλευθερίης ἀσπαστότερον [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; for ἤ after ἄλλος, οὐδεὶς ἄλλος π. σεῦ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
A.III.2 of Cause or Motive,
for, from, π. φόβοιο
for fear, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀθλεύων π. ἄνακτος toiling
before the face of, i.e.
in his
service, [
Refs]; π. τῶνδε there
fore, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B POSITION: words may be put between π. and its case, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; but it does not follow its case, except after
Epic dialect forms in -θι, Ἰλιόθι πρό, οὐρανόθι πρό, ἠῶθι πρό (see. above).
C πρό,
absolutely as
adverb.:
C.I of Place,
before, opposed to ἐπί (
after), [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
before, in front, [
Refs];
forth, forward, ἐκ δ᾽ ἄγαγε π. φόωσδε [
Refs]; χωρεῖν π. δόμων to come
forth from, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; γῆν π. γῆς ἐλαύνομαι I am driven
on from one land to another, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
C.II of Time,
before, πρό οἱ εἴπομεν [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
earlier, τά τ᾽ ἐσσόμενα π. τ᾽ ἐόντα [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
C.III when joined with other Preps., ἀποπρό, διαπρό, ἐπιπρό, περιπρό, προπρό, it strengthens the first
preposition, or adds to it the notion of
forward, forth. D πρό IN COMPOSITION (joined with other words),
D.I with
Substantives, to denote
D.I.1 position before or
in front, πρόδομος, προάστιον, πρόθυρον, προπύλαια, etc.
D.I.2 priority of rank, πρόεδρος, προεδρία, etc.: also
priority of order, προάγων, πρόλογος, προοίμιον, προπάτωρ, etc.
D.I.3 standing
in another's
place, πρόμαντις, πρόξενος.
D.II with
adjectives, to denote
D.II.1 proximity, πρόχειρο; and
readiness, πρόθυμος, πρόφρων.
D.II.2 away (compare 111.3 below), προθέλυμνος, πρόρριζος.
D.II.3 prematureness, πρόμοιρος, πρόωρος.
D.II.4 intensity, πρόπας, πρόπαρ, προπάροιθ; so also πρόκακος, πρόπαλαι.
D.III with Verbs,
D.III.1 of Place,
before, forwards, προβαίνω, προβάλλω, προτίθημι, etc.: also,
before, in defence, προκινδυνεύω, προμάχομαι, etc.
D.III.2 forth, προέλκω, προφέρω.
D.III.2.b publicly, προγράφω, προειπεῖν, πρόκειμαι.
D.III.3 away, προδίδωμι, προϊάλλω, προϊάπτω, προΐημι, προλείπω, προρέω, προτέμνω, προτρέπομαι, προφεύγω, προχέω.
D.III.4 in preference, προαιροῦμαι, προτιμάω, etc.
D.III.5 before, beforehand, προαισθάνομαι, προγίγνομαι, προκαταλαμβάνω, etc.; of
foresight, προνοέω, προοράω.
E Etymology: cf. Latin προ?~X-, Slavonic
pro-, Sanskrit
pra-, etc., in compounds.
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