PRO vS , Prep. with gen. , implying motion from a place; with dat. , abiding at a place; with acc. , motion to a place: Ep. also protiv, potiv , Dor. potiv .
A.
WITH GEN.
,
I.
of Place,
from, from forth,
Hom
.,
Soph.
2.
on the side
or
quarter of,
nhvsoisi pro;s [Hlido"
islands
looking (as it were) from
Elis, i.e.
towards
Elis, Od.;
pro;" tou\`Ellhspovntou i{drutai ma`llon h] tou` Struvmono"
lies more
towards
(i.e. nearer) the Hellespont than the Strymon,
Hdt.
;
ejstrapedeuvonto pro;sÆOluvnqou
Thuc
.,
etc.
:—often with words denoting the points of the compass,
duvw quvrai eijsivn, aiJ me;n pro;" borevao, aiJ dÆ au\ pro;" novtou
one looking north
wards,
the other south
wards,
Od.; so,
oijkevousi pro;" novtou ajnevmou
Hdt
.,
etc.
3.
before, in presence of, in the eyes of,
prov" te qew`n makavrwn prov" te qnhtw`n ajnqrwvpwn
Il.:
a[dikon ou[te pro;" qew`n ou[te pro;" ajnqrwvpwn
Thuc.
4.
in supplication, adjuration, protestation, oaths,
before, by,
Lat.
per
,
gounavzomaiv se prov" tÆ ajlovcou kai; patrov"
Od.;
ejpiorkei`n pro;" daivmono"
to forswear oneself
by
the god, Il;
pro;" qew`n
Att.
:—the
Trag.
sometimes insert the pron.
se
between the prep. and its case, as in
Lat.
per te omnes deos oro
,
prov" nuvn se patro;" prov" te mhtro;" iJknou`mai
Soph
.;
mh; prov" se gouvnwn
Eur.
5. of origin or descent, from, on the side of ta; pro;" patrov" by the fathers side, Hdt .; jAqhnai`on kai; ta; pro;" patro;" kai; ta; pro;" mhtrov" Dem .; pro;" ai{mato" blood-relations, Soph.
II. proceeding from some cause, from, at the hand of, timh;n pro;" Zhno;" e[conte" Od.; tugcavnein tino;" pro;" qew`n Aesch .:—so with all Passive Verbs, proti; jAcillh`o" dedidavcqai to be taught by Achilles, Il.; to; poieuvmenon pro;" Lakedaimonivwn Hdt ., etc. :— by means or agency of, pro;" ajllhvloin qanei`n Eur .:—also of things, pro;" tivno" potÆ aijtiva" tevqnhken ; from or by what cause? Soph.
III.
of dependence or close connexion; and so,
1.
dependent on
one,
under
ones
protection,
pro;" Diov" eijsi xei`noi
Od.;
pro;" a[llh" i{ston uJfaivnein
to weave a web
at the beck of
another woman, Il.
2.
on
ones
side, in
ones
favour,
pro;" sou`
Soph
.;
pro;" tw`n ejcovntwn to;n novmon tivqh"
Eur.
3.
with, by,
mnhvmhn prov" tino" leivpesqai
Hdt.
IV.
fitting, suitable,
ouj pro;" tou` a{panto" ajndrov"
, not
befitting
every man, Id.;
h\ kavrta pro;" gunaikov" ejstin
‘tis very
like
a woman,
Aesch.
;
ouj pro;" ijatrou` sofou` qrhnei`n
Soph
.:—also of qualities,
pro;" divkh"
agreeable to
justice, Id.;
ouj pro;" th`" uJmetevra" dovxh"
Thuc.
B. WITH DAT. , hard by, near, at, on, in, poti; gaivh/ Od.; poti; drusivn among the oaks, Il.; a[gkuran poti; nai>; krhmnavntwn Ib.; pro;" mevsh/ ajgora`/ Soph .; pro;" th`/ gh`/ naumacei`n Thuc .; aiJ pro;" qalavtth/ povlei" Xen .; ta; pro;" posiv that which is close to the feet, before one, Soph.
2.
before, in the presence of,
pro;" toi`" qesmoqevtai" levgein
Dem.
3.
with Verbs denoting
motion, followed by rest in
or
by
a place,
upon, against,
poti; de; skh`ptron bavle gaivh/
Hom
.;
bavllein tina; pro;" pevtrh/
Od.
4. with a notion of clinging closely, pro;" ajllhvlh/sin e[cesqai Ib.; prospeplasmevna" pro;" ou[resi Hdt .; so, to express close employment, in, upon, pro;" aujtw`/ gÆ eijmi; tw`/ deinw`/ levgein Soph .; ei\nai or givgnesqai prov" tini to be employed in or on a thing, Plat. ; o{lon ei\nai prov" tini Dem. II. in addition to, besides, pro;" toi`" parou`sin a[lla Aesch .; devka mh`na" pro;" a[lloi" pevnte Soph .; pro;" th`/ skutotomiva/ in addition to his trade of leather-cutter, Plat. ; pro;" touvtoi" besides this, Lat. praeterea , Hdt ., etc. ; pro;" toi`" a[lloi" besides all the rest, Thuc.
C.
WITH ACCUS.
,
I.
of Place,
towards, to,
Lat.
versus
,
ijevnai pro;s [Olumpon
Il.;
pro;" hjw`tÆ hjevliovn te, poti; zovfon
Ib.
2. with Verbs implying previous motion, upon, against, eJstavnai pro;" kivona Od.; poti; toi`con ajrhrovte", poti; bwmo;n i{zesqai Ib.; eJstavnai pro;" sfagav" to stand ready for slaughter, Aesch.
3. with Verbs of seeing, etc. , towards, ijdei`n prov" tina Od.; so, sth`nai poti; pnoivhn to stand