3.
pro; oJdou`
further on
the road, i.e.
forwards, onward,
Il.: (hence
frou`do"
).
II.
of Time,
before,
pro; gavmoio
Od.;
pro; oJ tou` (
=
oJ pro; tou`
)
ejnovhsen
one
before
the other,
Il.;
pro; tou` qanavtou
Plat
.,
etc.
;
pro; pollou`
long
before,
Hdt
.;
to; pro; touvtou
before
this,
before,
Thuc.
;
pro; tou`
(often written
protou`
)
before,
Hdt
.,
Att.
III.
in other relations:
1.
of Preference,
before, sooner
or
rather than,
kevrdo" pro; divka" aijnh`sai
to praise sleight
before
right,
Pind.
;
pa`n pro; th`" pareouvsh" luvph"
anything
before, rather than
their actual grievance,
Hdt.
;
pro; pollou` poiei`sqai
to esteem
above
much, i.e. very highly,
Isocr.
; so,
pro; pollw`n crhmavtwn tima`sqai
Thuc
.: redundant, after a
Comp.
,
hJ turanni;" pro; ejleuqerivh" ajspastovteron
Hdt.
2. of Cause or Motive, Lat. prae , for, out of, from, pro; fovboio for fear, Il.; pro; tw`nde there fore, Soph.
B.
P
OSITION
: never after its case, except after the
Ep. gen.
jIliovqi prov, oujranovqi prov, hjw`qi prov
.
C.
prov
,
absol.
as
Adv.
:
I.
of Place,
before, in front, forth, forward,
Il.
II.
of Time,
before, beforehand,
Od.:
before, earlier,
Hes
.:
prematurely,
Aesch.
III.
with other Preps.
ajpoprov, diaprov, ejpiprov, periprov, proprov
, it strengthens the first
Prep.
D.
prov
IN
C
OMPOS.
I.
with Substs., to denote
1.
position before
or
in front,
provquron, propuvlaia
.
2.
priority of rank,
provedro"
; or
of order,
prooivmion
.
3.
standing in anothers place,
provmanti", provxeno"
.
II.
with Adjs., to denote
1.
proximity, readiness,
provceiro", provqumo"
.
2.
forth from,
proqevlumno", provrrizo"
.
3.
prematureness,
provmoiro", provwro"
.
III.
with Verbs,
1.
of Place,
before, forwards,
probaivnw, probavllw
: also
before, in defence,
prokinduneuvw
.
2.
forth,
proevlkw, profevrw
:also
publicly,
proeipei`n
.
3.
giving
away,
prodivdwmi
.
4.
before, in preference,
proairou`mai, protimavw
.
5.
before, beforehand,
proaisqavnomai, pronoevw, prooravw
.
proaggevllw
pro-aggevllw , f. -aggelw` , to announce beforehand, Xen.
proavggelsi"
proavggelsi" , hJ , a forewarning, early intimation, Thuc.
proavgnumi
pro-avgnumi , aor. I -evaxa , to break before, Od.
proagovreusi"
proa±govreusi" , hJ , a stating beforehand, Arist ., Plut.
proagoreuvw
pro-a±goreuvw : aor. I -hgovreusa : pf. -hgovreuka (but the Att. fut. is proerw` , aor. proei`pon , pf. proeivrhka ): Pass. -euvsomai (in med. form): pf. -hgovreumai : to tell beforehand, Thuc .: c. inf. to