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προηγέομαι, to go first and lead the way, to be the leader

προηγ-έομαι,
  • go first and lead the way, Hdt. 2.48, 7.40, X. Lac. 13.2, etc.; τινι for a person, i.e. guide him, τῷ θεῷ Ar. Pl. 1195, cf. X. Cyr. 2.1.1; π. τὴν [ὁδόν] Id. An. 6.5.10; of troops, form the van, Id. Cyr. 4.2.27; π. πᾶσι [τοῖς ποσίν] to have all in front, Arist. IA 714a4.
        • b precede logically, τινος S.E. P. 1.210.
      • 2 c. gen., take the lead of, τῶν προόδων ἄλλους προόδους . . προηγεῖσθαι X. Eq.Mag. 4.5; π. τῆς πομπῆς Plb. 12.13.11; of the planets in retrograde motion, get ahead of, ἀπλανῶν ἀστέρων Gem. 12.22: later c. acc., ἀλλήλους π. τῇ τιμῇ Ep.Rom. 12.10:—c. inf., προήγημαι τὴν τούτων ἐπίδοσιν ποήσεσθαι have taken the initiative in . ., BGU 1193.11 (i B.C.).
      • 3 of things, τὸ πῦρ μὲν ἀπὸ τούτων τῶν ἱερῶν προηγεῖται goes before, precedes, X. Lac. 13.3; ῥάβδοι π. ἑκάστῳ Plb. 6.53.8.
      • 4 pres. part. προηγούμενος, η, ον, going first, τὸ π. στράτευμα the van, opp. οὐρά, X. Ages. 2.2; preceding, foregoing, Phld. Ir. p.94 W.; γράμματα Plu. Pomp. 45.
        • b Math., τὰ π. forward points, i.e. those lying on the same side of the radius vector of a spiral as the direction of its motion, Archim. Spir. 11 Def. 6; ἁ π. εὐθεῖα Id. Spir. 21, 23.
        • c Astron., τὰ π. ζῴδια signs leading in the daily movement of the heavens, i.e. westerly signs, opp. ἑπόμενα, Gem. 1.5, Theo Sm. p.147 H., etc.
        • d τὰ π. initial data, premisses, Plb. 16.16.6, Arr. Epict. 1.20.1; σημεῖα Phld. Sign. 36; φαντασίαι M.Ant. 8.49; π. οὐσία τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ given, i.e. external to the soul, Arr. Epict. 3.7.6; τὸ π., opp. τὸ ἐπιγέννημα, ib. 7; τὰ π. originals of paintings, Arist. Mu. 396b14.
        • e leading, principal, κατὰ π. λόγον according to a guiding principle, Zeno Stoic. 1.48; ὁ π. λόγος, τὸ π. ἔργον, Arr. Epict. 1.20.14, 2.5.4; σύν τινι προηγουμένῳ in conjunction with a purpose, Iamb. VP 27.131, cf. Plot. 4.4.8; χειρὸς οὐσία μὲν ἡ σάρξ, προηγούμενα δὲ τὰ χειρὸς ἔργα Arr. Epict. 3.7.24, cf. 3.22.76; ὑπηρετικὰ ἄλλοις, οὐκ αὐτὰ π. ib. 2.8.6; so in Math., π. θεώρημα leading theorem, opp. ἀντίστροφον, Procl. in Euc. p.254 F.
        • f Medic., π. αἴτιον predisposing cause, Ath.Med. ap. Gal. 15.112, cf. 7.10, al.; π. αἰτίαι antecedent causes, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.264.
      • 5 aor. part., ὁ -ησάμενος the former ἡγεμών, PLips. 63.6 (iv A.D.), etc.

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