προΐημι

προΐημι, 3 [tense] pres.

A

προΐει Il.2.752

; [ per.] 3sg. subj. προϊῇ (v.l. 3 opt. προΐοι) h.Ven.152: [tense] impf. προΐειν, εις, ει, Il.1.326,336, Od.9.88, 10.100, etc.: [tense] fut. προήσω: [tense] aor. 1 προῆκα, [dialect] Ep. προέηκα, both in Hom.: [tense] aor. 2 ind. [ per.] 3pl.

πρόεσαν Od.8.399

; opt.

προεῖεν X.An. 7.2.15

codd.; imper.

πρόες Il.16.241

(on the accent, v. Hdn.Gr.2.931), [ per.] 3sg.

προέτω 11.796

; inf. προέμεν for προεῖναι, Od.10.155:—[voice] Med., [tense] aor. 1

προηκάμην D.19.78

,84, 32.15, etc.: [tense] aor. 2 opt. πρόοιντο or

προοῖντο Th.1.120

, D.18.254, cf. X.An.1.9.10:—[voice] Pass., [tense] pf. προεῖμαι, [tense] plpf. προεῖτο, D. (v. infr. 11.1). [On the quantity, v. ἵημι.]:—send forth, send forward, Il.1.195 (tm.), 326, 336, etc.; esp. send troops forward, X. Cyr. 7.1.22,27 : also, send a thing or person to another,

ἀγγελίας Od.2.92

;

ἐπ' Αἴαντα . . κήρυκα Il.12.342

;

τῷ κῦδος ἅμα πρόες 16.241

: in Hom. freq. with inf. added to define the action,

Ταλθύβιον προΐει . . ἰέναι Il.3.118

;

αἰετὼ . . προέηκε πέτεσθαι Od.2.147

; [

οὖρον] προέηκεν ἀῆναι 3.183

; π. τινὰ διδασκέμεναι, μυθήσασθαι, πυθέσθαι, Il.9.442, 11.201, 649;

ἑτάρους π. πεύθεσθαι Od.9.88

; so βασιλευέμεν τοι προήσειν will allow thee to . . , Pi.P.4.166.

2 dismiss, let go, τινα Il.4.398; τήνδε θεῷ πρόες let her go to the god, i.e. in reverence to him, 1.127.

3 let loose, let fall, esp. thoughtlessly, ἔπος προέηκε let drop a word, Od.14.466;

φήμην 20.105

; πηδάλιον ἐκ χειρῶν προέηκε he let the helm slip from his hands, 5.316: with inf., πόδα προέηκε φέρεσθαι let slip his foot so that it fell, 19.468.

4 with direct purpose, cast, of a fisherman,

ἐς πόντον π. βοὸς κέρας 12.253

.

5 of missiles, discharge, shoot, ἔγχος, βέλος, ὀϊστόν, etc., Il.5.15, 280, 11.270, 13.662, etc.; ἀκόντια π. ἐπὶ τὸν νεβρόν f.l. in X.Cyn.9.

6 of a river, ἐς Πηνειὸν προΐει ὕδωρ it pours its water into the Peneius, Il.2.752, cf. Hes.Fr.37, E.Hipp. 124 (lyr.).

II give up, deliver, betray one to his enemy, Hdt.1.159, 3.137; χρήματα μέν σφι π. offering to give them . . , Id.1.24, cf. Ar.Nu.1214;

τὰς ναῦς π. τινί Th.8.32

: with an inf. added,

γυναῖκα . . π. ἀπάγεσθαι Hdt.2.115

:—[voice] Pass., to be given or thrown away,

εἰ ταῦτα προεῖτ' ἀκονιτεί D.18.200

;

καιροὶ προεῖνται Id.19.8

, cf. 25.10.

2 ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτίκα ἡδὺ π. αὑτούς devote themselves to . . , X.Cyr.7.5.76.

B in Prose mostly in [voice] Med. (not found in Hom.), send forward from oneself, drive forward,

τὸν λαγὼ εἰς τὰς ἄρκυς X.Cyn.6.10

(s. v.l.): c. inf., τοὺς ἐρῶντας ἵμερος δρᾶν προΐεται forces them on to do, S.Fr.149.9 codd. Stob.

2 of sounds, utter,

τὴν φωνήν Aeschin.2.23

, etc.;

λόγον Ti.Locr.100c

;

ῥῆμα D.19.118

; π. πᾶσαν φωνήν use all sorts of entreaties, Plb.3.84.10, etc.;

π. τῶν ἀπορρήτων οὐδὲν οὐδενί Id.3.20.3

, etc.

3 emit, π. γονήν, σπέρμα, κόπρον, βλαστούς, etc.,Arist.GA719b3, 721a30, HA554b1, Thphr. CP1.12.9, etc.;

κλημάτια . . προϊέμενα ῥίζας Dsc.4.29

.

II give up, let go, προέμενον αὐτῇ (sc. τὴν χεῖρα) Hdt. 2.121.έ; give up to the enemy,

Κέρκυραν τοῖς Κορινθίοις Th.1.44

, cf. D.18.72, 21.213; abandon, Id.19.152; π. σφᾶς αὐτούς gave themselves up as lost, Th.2.51;

αὑτὸν τοῖς πολεμίοις X.An.5.8.14

;

σφᾶς αὐτοὺς καὶ τὰ ὅπλα Polyaen.4.3.4

;

τὸν βίον Plu.Ant.53

: abs., give up hope, Jul.Or.8.250a.

2 desert, abandon,

εἰ τὰ κάτω προοῖντο Th.1.120

, cf. 6.78, X.An.1.9.10, etc.; οὐδαμῇ προΐενθ' αὑτούς did not lose themselves (i.e. take bribes), D.19.139;

τι τῶν πρὸς τὴν πολιτείαν Arist.Pol.1307b4

.

3 give away, give freely,

ἔρανον τῇ πόλει Th. 2.43

;

τὰ ἑαυτῶν D.34.52

;

ὑμῖν οὐδὲν προεῖνται τῶν σφετέρων Lys. 21.12

;

ἀπὸ τῶν ἰδίων D.18.114

; εὐεργεσίαν ἄνευ μισθοῦ without a stipulated fee, leaving it to one's honour, Pl.Grg.520c, cf. Phdr. 231c, X.An.7.7.47; give up without payment received,

τὴν ἀλλαγήν Pl.Lg.849e

.

b spend lavishly,

μέγεθος χρημάτων οὐδενὶ λόγῳ Procop. Arc.26.23

.

c pay, in kind or in money, PHib.1.76.2 (iii B.C.), UPZ23.18 and 26, 26.12 (ii B.C.), PAmh.61.11 (ii B.C.), SIG694.60 (Elaea, ii B.C.).

4 throw off,

θοἰμάτιον D.21.216

(προϊέμενον χλάμυν is f.l. in Sapph.64).

5 throw away,

τὰ ἴδια X.Cyn.12.11

codd.; π. τὸν καιρόν, τὸ παρόν, Lycurg.126, D.1.9; καθ' ἕκαστον ἀεί τι τῶν πραγμάτων ib.14;

πολλὰ τῶν κοινῶν Id.18.134

;

εἰ οὗτοι χρήματα . . μὴ προοῖντ' ἄν, πῶς ὑμῖν. καλὸν τὸν ὅρκον προέσθαι; Id.21.212

;

μηδενὸς κέρδους τὰ κοινὰ δίκαια π. Id.6.10

; τὰ πατρῷα, τὰ τῆς δημοκρατίας ἰσχυρά, Aeschin.3.173, 234; πόλεων . . ὧν ἦμέν ποτε κύριοι . . προϊεμένους (gen. by attraction of the relat. ὧν) D.2.2;

τὴν ψυχὴν π. Porph.Abst. 2.13

: abs., throw away one's advantage, Arist.Rh.1398a2, cf.EN1114a17 (less freq. neglect a disadvantage,

π. κακόν τι Lib.Or.21.27

); to be lavish, Arist. Rh.1366b7.

6 with part., inf., or Adj., ἡμᾶς προέσθαι ἀδικουμένους suffer us to be wronged, Th.2.73, cf. Plb.30.7.4;

προέμενοι ἀπολέσθαι αὐτούς X.HG2.3.35

;

π. τισὶν ὑμᾶς ἐξαπατῆσαι D.16.3

, cf. Lys.13.23, etc.;

π. τὰ ἴδια ἀνομοθέτητα Pl.Lg.780a

; also τοὺς Ἕλληνας

εἰς ὅουλείαν π. D.10.25

, cf. 5.15.

7 suffer to escape,

ἐκ τοιούτων τοὺς ὑπεναντίους Plb.3.94.8

;

τινὰ ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Id.4.4.3

; let pass,

διὰ κενῆς τὸν χρόνον Id.3.70.10

; let slip, utter, μαλθακοὺς λόγους φρενός dub. in E.Med.1052.

8 rarely in good sense, confide, entrust to one, X. Cyr. 5.2.9;

τὰ τέκνα τισὶν εἰς ὁμηρίαν Plb.28.4.7

: abs., X.An.7.3.31.

9 lend on risk, Pl.Demod.384c, D.36.6.