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πρῷρα

πρῷρα, the forepart of a ship, a ship’s head, prow, bow

πρῷρ-α [ᾰ in nom. and acc. sg., A. Supp. 716, S. Ph. 482, Fr. 726, E. Hel. 1563, 1582, Or. 362, IT 1134 (lyr.); nom. πρῷρʼ with elision in IG 2.2836; acc. πρῴρᾱν is f.l. in A.R. 1.372; πρῴρην is found in codd. of Hdt. 1.194, 7.180], ἡ,
  • forepart of a ship, prow, εἰς ἴκρια νηὸς πρῴρης Od. 12.230 (here prob. adjectival with νηός), cf. Hdt. ll.cc., etc.; πνεῦμα τοὐκ πρῴρας a contrary wind, opp. κατὰ πρύμναν, S. Ph. 639.
      • 2 metaph., πρῷρα βιότου the prow of lifeʼs vessel, i.e. early youth, E. Tr. 103 (anap.); ὦ πρῷρα λοιβῆς Ἑστία thou who art first entitled to it, S. Fr. 726; πάροιθεν πρῴρας . . καρδίας before my heartʼs prow, in front of my heart, A. Ch. 390 (lyr.).
      • 3 end of a vinebranch, Thphr. HP 2.1.3 (cj. in CP 3.14.7). (Written πρώρρα in Plb. 8.6.1, al., but πρωιρ- in PSI 4.382.2 (iii B.C.), cf. πρῳρατικός; κυανοπρωΐρους [⏑⏑_ _ _ _] is cited by EM 692.32 from Hom., and κυανοπρώϊραν from Simon. 241: hence πρῷρα is prob. contr. from a word of the form _ _⏑, but whether from *πρώειρα, as inferred by Hdn. Gr. 2.410, is doubtful; perh. from *πρώαιρα, cf. νείαιρα; -πρωῑρ- in Hom. and Simon. may have arisen by ‘distraction’ of the contracted form.)

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