pro-tarbevw , f. hvsw , to fear beforehand, Aesch .; c. inf ., Eur.
II. to be anxious for one, tino" Soph.
provtasi"
prov-ta±si" , hJ , ( proteivnomai ) a proposition, the premiss of a syllogism, Arist.
protavssw
pro-tavssw , Att. -ttw , f. xw , to place or post in front, pr. sfw`n aujtw`nÆAstuvmacon put him at their head, as speaker, Thuc. :— Med. , proetavxato th`" favlaggo" tou;" iJppeva" he posted his horse in front of it, Xen. :— Pass. to stand before one, so as to protect, Aesch .; to; protacqevn, oiJ protetagmevnoi the front ranks, van, Xen.
II. generally, to appoint or determine beforehand, crovnon Soph.
protevgion
pro-tevgion , tov , ( tevgo" ) the forepart of a roof, Plut.
proteivnw
pro-teivnw , f. -tenw` , to stretch out before, hold before, Xen.
2.
to expose to danger,
Soph.
3.
metaph.
to hold out
as a pretext or excuse,
Hdt.
,
Soph.
,
etc.
II.
to stretch forth
the hands, as a suppliant;
Hdt.
,
etc.
; (so also in
Med.
, Id.);
pr. tini; cei`ra
Soph.
:—
intr.
to stretch forward,
eij" to; pevlago"
Plat.
2.
pr. dexiavn
to offer
it as a pledge,
Soph.
,
etc.
; so,
pr. pivstin
Dem.
3.
to hold out, tender, shew at a distance,
Lat.
ostentare
,
Hdt
.,
Aesch.
,
etc.
:—so in
Med.
,
Hdt.
,
Plat.
4.
to put forward
as an objection,
Dem.
; so in
Med.
,
Plat.
5.
in
Med.
,
misqo;n proteivnesqai
to demand
as a reward,
Hdt.
protevleio"
pro-tevleio" , on , ( tevlo" ) before consecration: — as Subst. , pro-tevleia ( sc. iJerav ) , tav , a sacrifice offered before any solemnity, protevleia naw`n as an offering in behalf of the ships, Aesch. ; protevleia paidov" a sacrifice before her marriage, Eur.
II. generally, a beginning, ejn proteleivoi" kavmako" in the preliminary conflicts, Aesch. ; ejn biovtou pr . Id.
protelevw
pro-televw , f. evsw , to pay as toll or tribute, and generally to pay or expend beforehand, tiv tini Xen.
II. to initiate or instruct beforehand, Luc.
protelivzw
protelivzw , to present as an offering preliminary to marriage, Eur.
protemevnisma
pro-temevnisma , ato", tov , ( tevmeno" ) the precincts or entrance of a tevmeno" , Thuc.
protevmnw
pro-tevmnw , Ion. and Ep. -tavmnw : f. -temw` : aor. 2 prou[ta±mon :— to cut up beforehand, Il.