proujfeivlw , contr. for pro-ofeivlw .
prou[cw
prou[cw, prou[cousi, prou[conto , contr. for pro-evc- .
profaivnw
pro-faivnw , f. -fa±nw` : aor. I -evfhna :— Pass. , aor. 2 proujfavnhn , part. profa±neiv" : 3 pl. pf. propevfantai :— to bring forth, bring to light, shew forth, manifest, display, Soph .: metaph. ,
jAcileu;" Aijgivnan pr . brought it into light, made it illustrious, Pind .: —Pass. to be shewn forth, come to light, appear, Hom ., Soph. ; impers. , oujde; proujfaivnetÆ ijdevsqai nor was there light enough for us to see, Od.:— aor. 2 pass. part. profa±neiv", ei`sa , coming forward, appearing, Ib.
2.
to indicate
or
declare before,
Soph
.,
Dem.
3.
=
protivqhmi
1. 5,
to propose,
a\qla
Xen.
4.
Pass
.,
metaph.
of sound,
to be plainly heard,
proujfavnh ktuvpo"
Soph.
II.
to shew beforehand, foreshew,
of oracles,
Hdt.
,
Soph.
;
o{kw" strativhn pevmyei", ouj profaivnei"
holdest out
no
hope
that thou wilt send,
Hdt.
:—
Pass.
or
Med.
to shew itself
or
appear before,
Xen.
III. seeminlgy intr. (the cognate acc. favo" or fw`" being understood), to give forth light, shine forth, oujde; selhvnh prou[faine Od.; of a torch, Plut. ; oJ profaivnwn a torch-bearer, Id. Hence profanhv"
profanhv"
profa±nhv" , ev" , shewing itself or seen beforehand, Arist.
II.
seen clearly
or
plainly, conspicuous,
Xen.
2.
metaph.
quite plain
or
clear,
Plat
.;
ajpo;
or
ejk tou` profanou`"
openly,
Thuc
.:
—Adv.
-nw`"
,
Polyb.
provfanto"
provfanto" , on , ( profaivnw ) far seen, hence far-famed, Pind.
II. foreshewn, as by an oracle, Hdt. , Soph. ; provfanta dev sfi ejgivneto oracles were delivered to them, Hdt.
profasivzomai
profa±sivzomai : impf. proujfasizovmhn : f. Att. profasiou`mai : aor. I proujfasisavmhn : Dep. :— to set up as a pretext or excuse, allege by way of excuse, plead in excuse, c. acc ., Theogn. , Thuc. , etc. ; c. inf. to allege as an excuse that. . , Dem .: —absol. to make excuses, Thuc .: —aor. I profasisqh`nai in pass. sense, to be used as a pretext, Id.
II. to allege (by way of accusation) that, Plat. From provfasi"
provfasi"
provfa±si" , hJ , gen. ew" , Ion. io" : ( profaivnw or provfhmi ):— that which is alleged as the cause, an allegation, plea, kai; ejpi; megavlh/ kai; ejpi; braceiva/ oJmoivw" profavsei to great or small plea alike, Thuc. ; pr. ajlhqestavth Id.
2.
mostly in bad sense,
a mere pretext, a pretence, excuse,
Hdt
.,
etc.
;
opp. to
the true cause (
aijtiva
),
Thuc.
:
c. gen.
the pretext
or
pretence for
a thing,
Hdt.
,
etc.
:—
absol.
in
acc.
,
provfasin
in pretence,
Il.,
Att.
;
provfasin mevn
,
opp. to
to; dÆ ajlhqev"
,
Thuc.
; so in
dat.
,
profavsei
Id.:—
ajpo; profavsio" toih`sde
from
or
on
some such pretext as this,
Hdt.
,
etc.
:—
profavsio" ei{neken
Id.:—
ejpi; profavsei
by way of excuse, Theogn ., Thuc. ; so, ejpi; profavsio" Hdt .; kata; provfasin Id.:—foll. by an inf. , au{th h\n soi pr. ejkbalei`n ejmev for casting me out, Soph. ; provfasin e[cei toi`" deilaivoi" mh;