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προΐημι

προΐημι, send forth, send forward; abandon

προΐημι, 3 pres. προΐει Il. 2.752; 3sg. subj. προϊῇ (v.l. 3 opt. προΐοι) h.Ven. 152: impf. προΐειν, εις, ει, Il. 1.326, 336, Od. 9.88, 10.100, etc.: fut. προήσω: aor. 1 προῆκα, Ep. προέηκα, both in Hom.: aor. 2 ind. 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), 3sg. προέτω 11.796; inf. προέμεν for προεῖναι, Od. 10.155:—Med., aor. 1 προηκάμην D. 19.78,84, 32.15, etc.: aor. 2 opt. πρόοιντο or προοῖντο Th. 1.120, D. 18.254, cf. X. An. 1.9.10:—Pass., pf. προεῖμαι, plpf. προεῖτο, D. (v. infr. II.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; ἐπʼ 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:—Pass., to be given or thrown away, εἰ ταῦτα προεῖτʼ 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 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. GA 719b3, 721a30, HA 554b1, Thphr. CP 1.12.9, etc.; κλημάτια . . προϊέμενα ῥίζας Dsc. 4.29.
    • II give up, let go, προέμενον αὐτῇ (sc. τὴν χεῖρα) Hdt. 2.121.εʹ; 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 προΐενθʼ 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 oneʼs 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.), UPZ 23.18 and 26, 26.12 (ii B.C.), PAmh. 61.11 (ii B.C.), SIG 694.60 (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; καθʼ ἕκαστον ἀεί τι τῶν πραγμάτων ib. 14; πολλὰ τῶν κοινῶν Id. 18.134; εἰ οὗτοι χρήματα . . μὴ προοῖντʼ 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 oneʼs advantage, Arist. Rh. 1398a2, cf. EN 1114a17 (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. HG 2.3.35; 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.

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