FQA vNW »a±1/4 : f. fqhvsomai , also fqavsw »a±1/4 : aor. I e[fqa±sa , Dor. e[fqaxa : aor. 2 e[fqhn , Ep. 3 sing. fqh` , 3 pl. fqavn ; subj. fqw` , Ep. 3 sing. fqhvh/, fqh`/sin , Ep. 1 pl. fqevwmen , 3 pl. fqevwsin : Ep. opt. 3 sing. fqaivhsi ; inf. fqh`nai ; part. fqav" ; Ep. also part. med. fqavmeno" :—pf. e[fqa±ka. »fqa±nw always in Att.; fqa<Eth>nw twice in Il.] To come or do first or before others:
I. c. acc. pers. to be beforehand with, overtake, outstrip, anticipate, Il., Hdt., Att.; so, e[fqhsan to;n ceimw`na Hdt.:—Pass. to be overtaken, Anth.
II. absol. to come first, Eur., etc.; tou` fqavsanto" aJrpaghv the prey of the first comer, Aesch. :—with Preps. to come or arrive first, ej" to;n\Ellhvsponton Thuc., etc.
III.
the action
in which one outstrips
another is expressed by the part. agreeing with the subject,
» [Ath1/4 fqavnei blavptousa
is beforehand
in doing mischief, Il.;
fqh` min Thlevmaco" balwvn
Telemachus
was beforehand with
him
in
striking, Od.:—in translation, the part. often becomes the chief Verb and
fqavnein
is rendered by an Adv.,
quicker, sooner, first, before, beforehand,
e[fqhsan ajpikovmenoi
arrived
first,
Hdt.; so with part. pass.
ei[ ke fqhvh/ tupeiv"
should he be wounded
first,
Il.;
fqavnw eujergetw`n
I
am the first
to shew a kindness, Xen.:—these clauses, being compar. in sense, are sometimes foll. by a gen.,
fqa;n iJpphvwn kosmhqevnte"
they were marshalled
before
the horsemen, Il.; or by
pri;n. . , pri;n h]. . , e[fqh ojrexavmeno", pri;n oujtavsai
Id.;
e[fqhsan ajnabavnte" pri;n h]
. . Hdt.
2. part. fqav" or fqavsa" , Ep. fqavmeno" , used like an Adv., o{" mÆ e[bale fqavmeno" , for o{" mÆ e[fqh balwvn , Il.; oujk a[llo" fqa;sejmeu` kathvgoro" e[stai no other shall be an accuser before me, Hdt.; ajnevw/xav" me fqavsa" you opened the door before me, Ar.
3. rarely with the inf., like Lat. occupo , movli" fqavnei qrovnoisin ejmpesou`sa mh; camai; pesei`n hardly escapes falling on the ground by falling first on the seat, Eur.; fqavnei ejlqei`n he is first to come, Ar.
IV. fqavnw with ouj and part., followed by kaiv , like Lat. simul ac , denotes two actions following close on each other, ouj fqavnein crh; suskiavzonta" gevnun, kai; oJrma`n you must no sooner get your beard, than you march, Id.; oujk e[fqh moi sumba`sa hJ ajtuciva kai; eujqu;" ejpeceivrhsan no sooner had misfortune befallen me, when they attempted, Dem.
2. oujk a]n fqavnoi", oujk a]n fqavnoite , with part. pres., denote impatience, oujk a]n fqavnoite ajpallassovmenoi you could not be too quick in departing, i.e. make haste and be off, Hdt.; oujk a]n fqavnoiton tou`to pravttonte Ar.; oujk a]n fqavnoi" levgwn Plat.:—so, thepart. fqavsa" is used with imper., levge fqavsa" speak quickly, trevce fqavsa" , etc.
3. in answers, oujk a]n fqavnoimi I could not be too quick, i.e. I will begin directly, Plat.
fqaxw`
fqaxw` , Dor. fut. of fqavnw .
fqartikov" , hv, ovn , destructive of, tino" Arist.
fqartov"
fqartov" , hv, ovn , verb. Adj. of fqeivrw , perishable, Arist.
fqevggomai, FQE vGGOMAI, fqevggomai
FQE vGGOMAI , f. fqevgxomai : aor. I ejfqegxavmhn : pf. e[fqegmai :— to utter a sound or voice, esp. to speak loud and clear, speak, Hom., etc.
2. of animals, as a horse, to neigh, whinny, Hdt.; of an eagle, to scream, Xen.; of a fawn, to cry,