3. to advance, proceed, proevbaine to; e[qno" a[rcon the nation kept making advances in dominion, kept extending its sway, Hdt. ; mh; probaivh mei`zon h] to; nu`n kakovn lest it creep on, increase, Eur.
II. to go before, i.e. to be before or superior to another, c. gen ., probevbhka" aJpavntwn Il.; Trhci`no" probevbhke he was set over, i.e. ruled, Trachis, Hes.
III.
c. acc.
rei,
to overstep,
tevrma probav"
(for
uJperbav"
)
Pind.
IV.
in Poets,
povda pr
.
to advance
the foot,
Theogn.
;
to;n povda
Ar
.;
proba;" kw`lon, ajrbuvlan probav"
Eur;
v.
baivnw
A. 11. 3.
V. Causal, in fut. act ., to put forward, advance, tiv" trovpo" a[ndra probavsei »a<Eth>1/4 ; Pind.
probakchvio"
pro-bakchvio" , oJ , Ion. for -eio" , of Bacchus, leader of the Bacchanals, Eur.
probavllw
pro-bavllw , f. -ba±lw` : pf. -bevblhka : aor. 2 proevba±lon , Att. prou[balon , Ion. probavleskon :— to throw before, throw or toss to, Lat. projicere , Novto" Borevh/ probavleske »scedivhn1/4 Od.; tou;" mazou;" kusi; proevbale Hdt.
II.
to put forward,
i.e.
to begin,
e[rida probalovnte"
Il.
2.
to put forward
as a
defence
or plea,
Soph.
,
Eur.
:—
Pass.
,
Thuc.
3.
to propose for an office,
Andoc.
4.
to propose
a problem, riddle (
cf.
provblhma
IV),
Ar.
,
etc.
5.
to put forth beyond,
tiv tino"
Soph.
III.
pr. eJautovn
to give
oneself
up for lost,
Lat.
spem abjicere
,
Hdt
.; so,
pr. ejmauto;n eij" deina;" ajrav"
Soph.
B.
Med.
with
pf. pass.
(which is used also in
pass.
sense):—
to throw
or
toss before one,
oujlocuvta" probavlonto
Hom
.:
to throw away, expose,
Soph.
2.
to lay before
or
first,
qemeivliav te probavlonto
Il.
3.
to set before oneself, propose to oneself,
e[rgon
Hes.
4.
to propose for election,
Lat.
designare
,
Hdt
.,
Att.
:—
Pass.
to be so proposed,
Hdt.
II.
to throw beyond, beat in throwing;
and so,
to surpass, excel,
c. gen. pers.
et
dat.
rei,
ejgw; dev ke sei`o nohvmativ ge probaloivmhn
Il.
III. to hold before oneself, tw; cei`re Ar .; pr. ta; o{pla , i.e. to present arms, whether for offensive or defensive purposes, Xen. ;—so, in pf. pass ., kovnton probeblhmevno" having a pole advanced, with levelled pole, Luc. ; also, probeblhmevnoi tou;" qwrakofovrou" having them to cover one in front, Xen. :— absol. to stand in front, stand on the defensive, Id.; proaivresi" probeblhmevnh a defensive system, Dem. :— c. gen ., probeblh`sqaiv tino" to stand before, shield him, Id.
2. metaph. to put forward, Id.:— to bring forward or cite in defence, Plat .: to cite as an example, Hdt. :— to use as an excuse or pretext, Thuc .:— probevblhntai (in med. sense), Id.
IV. as Att. law-term, to present or accuse a person before the Ecclesia by the process called probolhv ( v. probolhv iv); oJ proballovmeno" the prosecutor in a probolhv , Dem. :— Pass. to be accused, Xen.
probasanivzw
pro-ba±sa±nivzw , f. sw , to torture before, Luc.
probav"
probav" , aor. 2 part. of probaivnw .
provbasi"