προτέρω

προτέρ-ω, Adv.

• further, forwards, ἴθυσαν δὲ πολὺ π. Il. 4.507; τὼ δὲ βάτην π. 9.192; ἀλλʼ ἕπεο π. 18.387; μερμήριξε δʼ . . ἢ π . . . διώκοι 5.672; μαίεσθαι π. Od. 14.356; ἔτι π. Il. 23.526, Od. 5.417; καί νύ κε δὴ π. ἔτʼ ἔρις γένετʼ the quarrel would have gone further, Il. 23.490; ἦ πῄ με π. ἄξεις; wilt thou carry me further away? 3.400; ἔτʼ οὐ π. no further, no more, A.R. 1.919: c. gen. loci, D.P. 923.
• • II of Time, sooner, Call. Dian. 72.

προτέρω, adv. von πρότερος, od. unmittelbar von πρό, wie ἀπωτέρω von ἀπό gebildet, weiter vor, vorwärts, weiterhin ; ἴθυσαν δὲ πολὺ προτέρω, Il. 4.507 ; διώκειν, 5.672 ; ἄγειν, u. sonst bei Verbis der Bewegung ; auch πῆ με προτέρω πολίων ἄξεις, 3.400 ; ἔρις προτέρω γένετο, der Streit ging weiter, wurde heftiger, 23.490 ; u. sp.D., ἔτι προτέρω τετιημένοι ἰσχανόωντο Ap.Rh. 2.864, τῶν μὲν ἔτʼ οὐ προτέρω μυθήσομαι 1.919. – Auch von der Zeit, früher, vormals, Callim. Dian. 72.

προτέρω

[πρότερος.]

• • 1

    Further, further on, to a greater distance : ἦ πῄ με π. πολίων ἄξεις; (local genit., among the cities) Il. 3.400. Cf. Il. 5.672 : Od. 5.417.

  • 2

    Forwards, towards one’s front, onwards, on : ἴθυσαν Il. 4.507.

  • 3

    Forward, on (contextually, in reference to persons entering or advancing into a house, in) : βάτην (entered) Il. 9.192, ἄγε (brought them in) 199, βάτην (pursued their way) Il. 10.469, ἔπεο (come in) Il. 18.387 := Od. 5.91, ἐς δʼ αὐτοὺς προτέρω ἄγε Od. 4.36, πλέομεν (pursued our course) Od. 9.62 = 105 = 565 = Od. 10.77 = 133, νῆες κίον (set sail) Od. 9.64, βὰν ἰέναι Od. 15.109.

  • 4

    In reference to prolongation or continuance of action or a state of things, further, yet further, longer : προτέρω κʼ ἔτʼ ἔρις γένετο (would have gone yet further) Il. 23.490, εἴ κʼ ἔτι προτέρω γένετο δρόμος (had continued) 526. Cf. Od. 4.667 (see ἄρχω 1.a), Od. 14.356, Od. 24.475.

προτέρω : forward, further.

προτέρω from πρό, as ἀποτέρω from ἀπό

• further, forwards, Hom.; καί νύ κε δὴ προτέρω ἔτʼ ἔρις γένετʼ the quarrel would have gone further, Il.