Aeschin. : absol. to be lavish, Arist.
5. a second predicate is sometimes added, hJma`" proevsqai ajdikoumevnou" to suffer us to be wronged, Thuc. ; proevmenoi aujtou;" ajpolevsqai Xen .; pr. tini; uJma`" ejxapath`sai Dem.
6.
to suffer to escape,
Polyb.
7.
rarely in good sense,
to give over
to one,
confide to ones care,
Xen.
III.
to neglect, disregard,
Arist
.:
—absol.
to neglect all advice, to be reckless,
Dem.
proi`ka
proivkio"
proivkio" , on , ( proi?x ) gratuitous, Anth.
proi?kth"
proi?kth" , ou, oJ , ( proi?x ) one who asks a gift, a beggar, Od.; ajnh;r p . a beggar- man, Ib.
proivx, PROI vX
PROI vX , proikov", hJ , a gift, present, proiko;" geuvsasqai to taste of a present, Od.; proiko;" carivsasqai to give away gratis ( proikov" being gen. pretii), Ib.
2.
a marriage-portion, dowry,
Plat
.,
Dem.
II.
the
Att.
used
acc.
proi`ka
as
Adv.
, like
dwreavn
,
as a free gift, freely, at ones own cost,
Lat.
gratis
,
Ar
.,
Plat.
;
pr. krivnein
without a gift, unbribed,
Dem.
proi>ppeuvw
proi>ppeuvw , f. sw , to ride before others, c. gen ., Plut.
proi?sthmi
pro-i?sthmi , f. -sthvsw : aor. I prou[sthsa , part. prosthvsa" , inf. prosth`sai :
A. Causal in these tenses, as also in pres. and aor. I med ., to set before or in front, prosthvsa" »se1/4 Trwsi; mavcesqai Il.
2.
to set over
others,
c. gen
.,
Plat.
II.
Med
., mostly in
aor.
I
,
to put
another
before oneself, choose as ones leader,
Hdt
.:
c. gen
.,
proi?stasqai toutoni; eJautou`
to take as ones leader,
Plat.
2.
to put before one, put in front,
Hdt
.,
etc.
3.
metaph.
to put forward as a pretence, use as a screen,
ta; tw`nÆAmfiktuovnwn dovgmata prosthvsasqai
Dem
.;
c. gen.
to use
one thing
as a pretext
for another, Id.
4.
to prefer, value
one
above
another,
tinav tino"
Plat.
B.
Pass
., with
aor.
2
act.
prou[sthn
:
pf.
proevsthka
,
Ion.
2
pl.
proevstate
,
inf.
proestavnai
,
part.
proestwv"
:
aor.
I
pass.
proestavqhn
:—
to put oneself forward, come forward,
Dem.
2.
c. acc.
to approach,
Soph.
3.
c. dat.
to stand before
or
face
another, Id.
II.
c. gen.
to be set over, be the chief power,
th`s \Ellavdo", tw`n jArkavdwn
Hdt
.:—
to be at the head of
a party,
act as chief
or
leader,
tw`n paravlwn, tw`n ejk tou` pedivou
Id.;
tou` dhvmou
Thuc
.: hence
absol.
,
oiJ proestw`te"
,
Ion.
-ew`te"
,
the leading men, chiefs, leaders,
Hdt
.,
Thuc.
,
etc.
2. in various relations, to govern, direct, manage, oujk ojrqw`" sewutou` proevsthka" you do not manage yourself well, Hdt. ; pr. tou` eJautou` bivou Xen.
3. to stand before so as to guard him, Hdt. ; provsthte tuvch" be our defence against fortune, Soph. ; oJ prosta;" th`" eijrhvnh" the champion of peace, Aeschin. ;—also, proujsthvthn fovnou were