rays, Hom. ; of smells, brotou` »ojsmh;1/4 me prosevbale Ar.
4.
metaph.
to attend to
a thing or
to add,
Soph.
5.
mhv mÆ ajnavgkh/ prosbalh`/" tavdÆ eijkaqei`n
do
not
drive
me by force to give way, Id.
II.
intr.
to strike against, to make an attack
or
assault upon,
tiniv
Aesch
.,
etc.
;
pro;" to; tei`co"
Hdt:—
absol.
to attack, charge,
Id.;
prosbalw;n aiJrei` th;n povlin
by assault,
Xen.
2.
to put in
with a ship,
ej" to;n limevna
Thuc
.;
pro;" Tavranta
Id.;
c. dat
.,
Sikeliva/
Id.
B.
Med.
to throw oneself upon, attack,
tina
Il.
provsbasi"
provsba±si" , hJ , ( prosbaivnw ) a means of approach, access, Hdt ., Thuc. ; prosbavsei" puvrgwn means of approaching the towers, Eur.
prosbatov"
pro"-ba±tov" , hv, ovn , accessible, tini Xen .; cwrivon e[nqa ouj prosbato;n qanavtw/ where was no point accessible by death, Id.
prosbiavzomai
pro"-biavzomai , f. avsomai , Dep. to compel, constrain, tina Ar.
II. aor. I prosbiasqh`nai , in pass. sense, to be forced or hard pressed, Thuc.
prosbibavzw
pro"-biØbavzw , f. Att. -bibw` , Causal of prosbaivnw , to make to approach, bring nearer, tinav Plat.
2. metaph. to bring over, persuade, eu\ prosbibavzei" me Ar ., Xen. : of things, pr. ti kata; to; eijkov" to bring it into accordance with probability, Plat.
prosbiovw
pro"-biovw , f. biwvsomai , to live longer, Plut.
prosblevpw
pro"-blevpw , Dor. poti-blevpw : f. -blevyw and yomai :— to look at or upon, tinav Trag .:—rarely c. dat. , Xen. , Plut.
2. of things, to regard, Soph ., Dem.
pro"-boavomai , Ion. aor. I -ebwsavmhn , Med. to call to oneself, call in, Hdt.
prosbohqevw
pro"-bohqevw , Ion. -bwqevw , f. hvsw , to come to aid, come up with succour, prosbwqh`sai ej" th;n Boiwtivhn Hdt .: absol. , Thuc.
prosbolhv
prosbolhv , hJ , ( prosbavllw ) a putting to, application, e.g. of the touchstone ( v. bavsano" ), Aesch. ; of the cupping-glass, Arist. ; fivliai pr. proswvpwn , of kisses, Eur. ; absol. a kiss or embrace, Id.
II. (from intr. sense) a falling upon, an attack, assault, Hdt ., etc. ; pr. jAcaii?" an assault of the Achaeans, Aesch.
2.
generally,
attacks, assaults, visitations,
prosbolai; jErinuvwn
Id.;
miasmavtoin
Id.
3.
without any hostile sense,
an approach, a means of approach,
prosbolh;n e[cein th`" Sikeliva"
to afford
a means of entering
Sicily,
Thuc.
:—of ships,
a landing-place, place to touch at,