proa±gwnistevon , verb. Adj. of proagwnivzomai , Plat.
proagwnisthv"
proa±gwnisthv" , ou`, oJ , one who fights for another, a champion, Plut.
proadikevw
pro-a±diØkevw , f. hvsw , to be the first in wronging: — Pass. to be wronged before or first, Dem ., Aeschin.
proav/dw
pro-av/dw , f. -av/somai , to sing before, prelude, Aeschin.
proaidevomai
pro-aidevomai , Ion. -eu`mai : Ion. 3 pl. plqpf. -h/deav/to : Dep. :— to owe one special respect, be under obligations to one, c. dat ., Hdt.
proaivresi"
proaivresi" , ew", hJ , ( proairevomai ) a choosing one thing before another, an act of deliberate choice, a purpose, resolution, Plat ., etc. :— kata; proaivresin on purpose, as one will, Arist.
2.
a purpose, plan,
or
scope
of action,
a course of life, principle
of action,
Dem.
3.
in political language,
a deliberate course of action, a policy,
Id.:—also,
a mode
of government, such as an oligarchy, Id.; in
pl.
,
ta;" koina;" pr
. your public
principles, your general policy,
Id.
4.
a department of government,
Id.
5.
a political party,
Id.
proairetevon
proairetevon , verb. Adj. one must choose, prefer, Plat.
proairetikov"
proairetikov" , hv, ovn , ( proairevomai ) inclined to prefer, deliberately choosing a thing, c. gen ., Arist.
2. absol. purposing, intentional, Id.
proairetov"
proairetov" , hv, ovn , deliberately chosen, purposed, Arist.
proairevw
pro-airevw , f. hvsw : pf. -hv/rhka : aor. 2 proei`lon :— to bring forth, produce from ones stores, Thuc ., Theophr.
2.
to take away first,
Babr.
II.
mostly in
Med.
,
f.
-airhvsomai
:
aor.
2
-eilovmhn
:
pf. pass.
(in
med.
sense)
-hv/rhmai
:—
to take away first for oneself, remove out of ones way,
Plat.
2. to choose before or sooner than something else, prefer, tiv tino" or ti prov tino" Id.; ti ajntiv tino" Xen.
3. c. acc. only, to take by deliberate choice, choose deliberately, prefer, Plat ., etc. :— absol. , proairouvmeno" by preference, Arist.
4. c. inf. to prefer to do, Id.: to purpose or propose to do, Dem.
proaisqavnomai