as chief, Id.
II.
to stand before
as a defender,
to be guardian
or
protector of,
pulw`n
Aesch
.;
jArgeivwn
Eur.
III.
oJ prostatw`n crovno"
the time
thats close at hand,
Soph.
Hence
prostathvrio"
prostathvrio"
prosta±thvrio" , a, on , standing before, dei`ma pr. kardiva" fear hovering before, or domineering over, my heart, Aesch.
II. standing before, protecting, Id., Soph.
prostavth"
prostavth" , ou, oJ , ( prosth`nai ) one who stands before, a front-rank-man, Xen.
II.
a chief, leader
of a party,
Hdt.
;
oJ pr. tou` dhvmou
Thuc.
2.
generally,
a president, ruler,
Aesch
.,
Eur.
,
etc.
;
prostavtai th`" eijrhvnh"
its
chief authors,
Xen.
III.
one who stands before, a protector, guard, champion,
pulwmavtwn
Aesch
.,
Soph.
,
etc.
2.
at Athens, of
a citizen who took care of the
mevtoikoi
, as the Rom.
patronus
took care of his
clientes;
prostavthn gravfesqaiv tina
to choose as ones
patron,
Ar
.; but,
gravfesqai prostavtou
to enter oneself
by ones patrons name,
attach oneself to
a patron,
Soph.
IV. prostavth" qeou` one who stands before a god to entreat him, a suppliant, Id.
prostatikov"
prosta±tikov" , hv, ovn , of or for a prostavth" ( signf. II ) Plat.
2. of or for rank or honour, Polyb.
prostavti"
prostavti" , ido" , fem. of prostavth" , Luc.
prostavttw
prostavttw , Att. for prostavssw .
pro-staurovw , f. wvsw , to draw a stockade in front of or along, th;n qavlassan Thuc.
prosteicivzw
pro"-teicivzw , f. sw , to add to a fortification, include in the city-wall, Thuc.
prostektaivnomai
pro"-tektaivnomai , Med. to add of oneself, Plut.
prostelevw
pro"-televw , f. evsw , to pay or spend besides, Xen.
prostevllw
pro-stevllw , f. -stelw` , to guard or cover in front, Thuc .: —Med ., prostevllesqaiv tina to send armed into the field, Aesch .: —Pass ., proujstavlh" oJdovn wast equipt for, didst undertake, a journey, Soph.
prostevnw