προεμβάλλω

προεμ-βάλλω,

• put in or insert before, ἄμμον εἰς βαλανοδόκην Aen.Tact. 18.3; ἐς τὴν ὀπὴν τοὺς πόδας Paus. 9.39.11: metaph., π. τινὶ κατελπισμόν Plb. 3.82.8:—Pass., Thphr. Od. 18; of words, Arist. Rh. 1407a28; to be applied previously, of bandages, Gal. 18(1).801.
• • • 2 deposit beforehand, ἀρραβῶνα PCair.Zen. 637.6 (iii B.C.).
  • II abs., προεμβαλλόντων ἐς τὴν γῆν τῶν κερέων the horns butting into the ground in front, of cattle with projecting horns, Hdt. 4.183.
  • • • b project, be prominent, Philostr. Gym. 10, cj. in 34.
    • 2 of ships, make the charge (ἐμβολή) first, Th. 4.25: with acc. expressed, π. [τῇ νηῒ] πληγήν Plb. 16.3.2: hence, generally, attack before, τινι D.S. 15.81.
    • 3 make an inroad before, εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, ἐς τὴν Ἀρμενίαν, J. BJ 2.20.6, D.C. 36.45, cf. 37.1.

προεμβάλλω, (βάλλω), vorher, voraus hineinwerfen, -fügen ; Arist. rhet. 3.5 ; πληγὴν τῇ νηΐ, vorher beibringen, Pol. 16.3.2 ; übertr., κατελπισμὸν τοῖς ὄχλοις, 3.82.8, Hoffnung einflößen. – Gew. intr., so daß man ἑαυτόν ergänzen muß, προεμβαλόντων τῶν κερέων εἰς τὴν γῆν, da die Hörner vorher gegen den Erdboden stoßen, Her. 4.183 ; einfallen, einen Angriff machen, Thuc. 4.25 u. Sp., wie Plut. Pelop. 17.

προεμβάλλω fut. βαλῶ perf. pass. -βέβλημαι

• • Ito put in or insert before, Arist.
  • IIabsol., προεμβαλλόντων ἐς τὴν γῆν τῶν κερέων the horns first striking against the ground, of the βόες ὀπισθονόμοι, which by reason of their projecting horns were obliged to graze backwards, Hdt.
  • • 2of ships, to make the charge (ἐμβολή) first, Thuc.