pro-tivw , f. -tivsw »i<Eth>1/4 , to prefer in honour, Aesch ., Soph.
protolmavomai
pro-tolmavomai , aor. 2 -etolmhvqhn , Pass. to be first ventured or risked, Thuc.
protomhv
protomhv , hJ , ( protevmnw ) the foremost or upper part of anything: a bust or half-figure, Anth.
2. the forepart of a ship, Id.
protonivzw
protonivzw , to haul up with provtonoi , Anth. From provtonoi
provtonoi
provtonoi , oiJ , ( proteivnw ) two ropes from the masthead to the forepart of a ship, the forestays, which kept the mast from falling back ( opp. to ejpivtonoi the backstays), Hom. :—in sing. , swth`ra nao;" provtonon Aesch.
II. in Eur. , the provtonoi are sail-ropes, braces.
protou`
protou` , for pro; tou` , ere this, aforetime, erst, formerly, Hdt ., Att. ; oJ protou` ( sc. crovno" ) Thuc.
protreptikov"
protreptikov" , hv, ovn , persuasive, hJ pr. sofiva skill in oratory, Plat .; khvrugma protreptikwvtaton pro;" ajrethvn Aeschin. Adv. -kw`" , persuasively, Luc. From protrevpw
protrevpw
pro-trevpw , f. -trevyw , to urge forwards: Med. to turn in headlong flight ( cf. protropavdhn ), protrevponto melainavwn ejpi; nhw`n Il.; of the sun, o{tÆ a]n a]y ejpi; gai`an ajpÆ oujranovqen protravphtai Od.; metaph. , a[cei> protrapevsqai to give oneself up to grief, Il.
II. to urge on, impel, Soph .; —c. acc. pers. et inf. to urge on, impel, persuade one to do a thing, Hdt. , Att. ; protr. tina; eij" or ejpi; filosofivan Plat .:—so in Med. , c. acc. pers. et inf. , Aesch. , etc. ; ta; kata; to;n Tevllon proetrevyato oJ Sovlwn to;n Kroi`son Solon roused Croesus to enquire about Tellus, Hdt. ; protrevyomai I will exhort or urge thee, Soph .: —Pass. to be persuaded, Xen.
protrevcw
pro-trevcw , f. -dra±mou`mai : aor. 2 prou[dra±mon :— to run forward, Xen.
II. to run before, outrun, tinov" Id.
provtrita
prov-triØta , Adv. ( trivto" ) three days before, or forthree successive days, Thuc.
protropavdhn
protropavdhn »a±1/4 , Dor. -dan , Adv. ( protrevpw ) headforemost, with headlong speed, Il, Plat.
protrophv
protrophv , hJ , ( protrevpw ) exhortation, Arist.
protugcavnw