προσέρχομαι

προσέρχομαι, [tense] impf.

A

-ηρχόμην Th.4.121

(unless fr. προσάρχομαι): [tense] fut.

-ελεύσομαι Plb.21.14.6

(but the [dialect] Att. [tense] impf. and [tense] fut. are commonly προσῄειν, πρόσειμι, q.v.): [tense] aor. -ήλυθον, -ῆλθον: [tense] pf. -ελήλυθα:—come or go to, c. dat., A.Eu.285, S.OC1104, etc.; π. Σωκράτει visit him as teacher, X.Mem.1.2.47; τινὶ ὥσπερ ἀθλητῇ Th.l.c. (v. προσάρχομαι) ; αἷς ἂν προσέλθω [γυναιξί] X.Smp.4.38: c. dat. loci, δόμοις, ἀκταῖς, A. Eu.474, E.Hel.1539: c. acc. loci, πεσσούς, δῶμα, βωμούς, Id.Med.68, 1205, Alc.171: rarely c. acc. pers.,

ἐπειδὴ τοὺς πρυτάνεις προσήλθομεν Aristomen.4

: with Preps. governing acc.,

π. πρὸς τὸ ἄγγος Hdt.2.121

.

β; πρὸς Απολλώνιον PCair.Zen.375.4

(iii B.C.): with Advbs.,

π. δεῦρο S.Aj.1171

, etc.;

πέλας π. μου E.Andr.589

, cf. S.Tr.1076, etc.; ἐγγύθεν, ὄπισθεν, Pl.Plt.289d, R.327b; ὅπῃ π. χρή ib.493b: abs., approach, draw nigh, Hdt.1.86, etc.; opp. ἀπέρχομαι, ib.199; of pain, pleasure, etc., to be nigh at hand, S.Ph.788, E.Or.859.

2 in hostile sense, attack,

π. πρὸς τοὺς ἱππέας X.Cyr.6.2.16

.

3 come in, surrender, capitulate, Th.3.59.

4 come forward to speak,

π. τῷ δήμῳ D.18.13

;

πρὸς τὸν δῆμον Aeschin.3.220

;

πρὸς ὑμᾶς D.22.69

, 24.176;

πρὸς τοὺς ἱερομνήμονας SIG419.6

(Delph., iii B.C.), cf. 613.24 (ibid., ii B.C.), al.; π. πολιτείᾳ enter political life, Plu.Cat.Mi.12; π. πρὸς τὰ κοινά come forward in public, D.18.257; π. πρὸς τὸ πολιτεύεσθαι, πρὸς τὴν πολιτείαν, Din.1.111 (v.l. εἰς), 2.15;

πρὸς τὴν πόλιν D.58.30

;

π. πρὸς ἓν πρᾶγμα ἴδιον Id.32.32

; ὑμῖν (sc. Ἀθηναίοις) Id.25.42;

ἐπὶ τοὺς συμμάχους X.HG6.3.3

.

5 appear before a tribunal,

προσελθὼν εἶπεν BGU587.2

(ii A.D.), cf. PAmh.2.66.43 (ii A.D.);

π. τῷ δικαστηρίῳ κατ' αὐτοῦ PSI1.41.18

(iv A.D.); approach an official,

π. διὰ βιβλιδίων τῷ λαμπροτάτῳ ἡγεμόνι BGU614.12

(iii A.D.); π. τοῖς θεοῖς in supplication, D.C.56.9.

6 π. τῇ φιλοσοφίᾳ, τοῖς νόμοις, apply oneself to . . , Philostr.VA3.18, D.S.1.95;

ἐπεὶ προσῆλθον ἀγορασμῷ ἢ καὶ ὑποθήκῃ κλήρου κατοικικοῦ BGU650.6

(i A.D.); ἐξ οὗ χρόνου προσῆλθεν ἕκαστος τῇ μισθώσει ib.1047 iv 6 (ii A.D.); π. τῇ τούτου κληρονομίᾳ enter upon his inheritance, POxy.76.22 (ii A.D.), cf. 907.5 (iii A.D.), etc.; have recourse to,

τοῖς ἀνασκευαστικωτέροις Sor.2.50

.

7 of things, to be added, Arist.GC321b27, GA723a13.

II come in, of revenue, Hdt.7.144, Lys.30.20, X.Mem.3.6.12.

III have sexual intercourse, Hp.Epid.6.3.14.