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προκρίνω

προκρίνω, to choose before others, choose by preference, prefer, select

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προκριθέντʼ aorist passive participle neuter nominative plural, aorist passive participle neuter vocative plural, aorist passive participle neuter accusative plural, aorist passive participle masculine accusative singular, aorist passive participle masculine dative singular, aorist passive participle neuter dative singular, aorist passive participle masculine nominative dual, aorist passive participle masculine vocative dual, aorist passive participle masculine accusative dual, aorist passive participle neuter nominative dual, aorist passive participle neuter vocative dual, aorist passive participle neuter accusative dual of προκρίνω

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προ-κρίνω [ῑ],
  • choose before others, prefer, select, Th. 4.80; πρῶτον τῶν ἀγαθῶν αὐτὸ προκρίνοντες Pl. Lg. 870b, etc.; προκρίνας οἵπερ ἀλκιμώτατοι E. Ph. 743, cf. 746, Hel. 47; π. τινὰς ἐκ πάντων Hdt. 1.70:—Med., τούτους ἐκ τῶν προκρίτων προκρινάμενος Pl. R. 537d:—Pass., to be preferred before others, ταῦτα ἦν τὰ προκεκριμένα [γένεα] the most eminent, Hdt. 1.56, cf. 9.26; εἴ τις δʼ ὑμῶν κάλλει προκριθῇ Cratin. 28; προκριθῆναι ὑφʼ ὑμῶν ἄρχοντα X. An. 6.1.26, cf. HG 6.5.34; ὁ προκριθεὶς καὶ ὁ προκρίνων Pl. Lg. 765e; ἐκ τῶν εἰκοσιετῶν οἱ προκριθέντες Id. R. 537b; ἄλλους ἀνθʼ ἡμῶν προκριθῆναι Isoc. Ep. 9.17: folld. by inf., τοῦτο προκέκριται κάλλιστον εἶναι X. Cyr. 2.3.8, cf. Ap. 21.
        • b make a preliminary selection of candidates for office, Arist. Ath. 8.1, al.:—Pass., προεκρίθην κληροῦσθαι D. 57.46, cf. 47,62.
      • 2 c. gen., prefer before, ῥώμην τῆς σοφίης Xenoph. 2.14; τὸ ἐπιεικὲς τοῦ δικαίου Gorg. Fr. 6; οὓς αὐτοὶ ἑαυτῶν ἐν ταῖς ἀρχαῖς προκρίνουσιν Pl. Ap. 35b:—Pass., τῶν ἄλλων προκεκρίσθαι Hdt. 2.121.ζʹ; προκρίνονται παντὸς οὑτινοσοῦν οἱ νόμοι Wilcken Chr. 27.5 (ii A.D.).
    • II judge beforehand, distinguish, βαρὺ καὶ κοῦφον ἁφὰ . . π. Ti.Locr. 100d: c. acc. et inf., judge, decide beforehand that . ., X. Ap. 15, Isoc. 4.4, 11.11, etc.; π. μάχην διʼ ἱππέων decide the battle by the horse before the foot comes up, prob. (for προκινεῖν) in D.S. 17.19.

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