πρότερος — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

πρότεροςᾱIon.ηονcompar.adjπρό further aheadin positionof a dog's paws, of wheelsfrontOd. Hdt.of racehorsesaheadof othersB. belonging to past timeof persons, years, activitiesearlier, of oldHom. Hes. A. Pi.masc.pl.sb.w.art.men of oldIl. Xenoph. Ar.without art.S.satyr.fr.belonging to time preceding or opposed to the presentof a generation, people or godspreceding, formerIl. Hes. Ar.of a husband or wife, of children by a first husbandearlier, previousHom. Hdt.of things, events, circumstancesOd.masc.pl.sb.w.art.predecessorsin an activityIsoc.without art.ancestorsA.earlier poetsPi.specif., of a day, a nightprevious, precedingIl. Thgn. Hdt. Ar.phrs.τῇ προτέρᾳ ἡμέρᾳon the day beforew.gen.sthg.Th. Arist.τῷ προτέρῳ ἔτειin the year beforew.gen.sthg.Plb.w. ἤ + indic.sthg. happenedHdt.w. ἡμέρῃ understd.τῇ προτέρῃon the day beforeOd. of personsearlier in birtholderHom. Hdt.w.gen.than someoneMimn.quasi-advbl., usu. of persons doing or suffering sthg., sts. of things happeningbefore another or othersfirstHom. Hes. A. Hdt. Th. Ar.beforew.gen.someone or sthg. elseIl. Alc. Hdt. Ar.alsoPl.having priorityin rank, importance or choiceof personssuperiorw.gen.to others, w. πρός + acc.in military expertisePl.w.gen.to the law, i.e. above itE.closerwith better claimsts. w.gen.than someone else, in ctxts. of family relationship and inheritanceIs.of actionsuperiorto speech, w.dat.in effectivenessD.predic., of a route that is chosenfor preferenceThgn. πρότερονneut.advat an earlier timepreviously, formerly, beforeEleg. Pi. Hdt. Trag. Th.alsoτὸ πρότερονHdt. Pl. X.pl.τὰ πρότεραin earlier timesTh.sg., quasi-adjl., of persons or thingsearlier, previous, formerHdt. earlierthan sthg. elsefirstS.beforew.gen.someone or sthg.A.dub. Hdt. D.w. πρό + gen.Pl.w.gen.someone or sthg.Hdt. in the first of two co-ordinated cls., as antecedent to conj. πρίν or πρὶν ἤ beforefirstHdt. S.w.neg., as antecedent to ἕως untilLys. conj., co-ordinating two cls.πρότερον ἤearlier than, beforew.indic.subj.sthg. happensHdt. Antipho Th.w.inf.acc. + inf.doing sthg., someone does sthg., sthg. happensHdt. Th.co-ordinating two phrs. or non-finite cls.Hdt. Pl.alsoHdt. προτέρωςadv log.in a prioropp. posteriorsenseArist.

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before, earlier

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    "content": "<AE><HG><HL>πρότερος</HL><Infl>ᾱ<VInfl><Lbl>Ion.</Lbl><FmInfl>η</FmInfl></VInfl>ον</Infl><PS>compar.adj</PS><Ety><Ref>πρό</Ref></Ety></HG> <aS1><Def>further ahead<Expl>in position</Expl></Def><aS2><Indic>of a dog's paws, of wheels</Indic><Tr>front</Tr><Au>Od. Hdt.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of racehorses</Indic><Tr>ahead<Expl>of others</Expl></Tr><Au>B.</Au></aS2></aS1> <aS1><Def>belonging to past time</Def><aS2><Indic>of persons, years, activities</Indic><Tr>earlier, of old</Tr><Au>Hom. Hes. A. Pi.</Au></aS2><SGrm><GLbl>masc.pl.sb.</GLbl><Indic>w.art.</Indic><Def>men of old</Def><Au>Il. Xenoph. Ar.</Au><S2><Indic>without art.</Indic><Au>S.<Wk>satyr.fr.</Wk></Au></S2></SGrm></aS1><aS1><Def>belonging to time preceding or opposed to the present</Def><aS2><Indic>of a generation, people or gods</Indic><Tr>preceding, former</Tr><Au>Il. Hes. Ar.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of a husband or wife, of children by a first husband</Indic><Tr>earlier, previous</Tr><Au>Hom. Hdt.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of things, events, circumstances</Indic><Au>Od.<NBPlus/></Au></aS2><SGrm><GLbl>masc.pl.sb.</GLbl><Indic>w.art.</Indic><Def>predecessors<Expl>in an activity</Expl></Def><Au>Isoc.</Au><S2><Indic>without art.</Indic><Def>ancestors</Def><Au>A.</Au></S2><S2><Def>earlier poets</Def><Au>Pi.</Au></S2></SGrm></aS1><aS1><Indic>specif., of a day, a night</Indic><Tr>previous, preceding</Tr><Au>Il. Thgn. Hdt. Ar.<NBPlus/></Au><Phr><Indic>phrs.</Indic><Gr>τῇ προτέρᾳ ἡμέρᾳ</Gr><TrPhr>on the day before<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>sthg.</Expl><Au>Th. Arist.</Au></TrPhr></Phr><Phr><Gr>τῷ προτέρῳ ἔτει</Gr><TrPhr>in the year before<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>sthg.</Expl></TrPhr><Au>Plb.</Au></Phr><Phr><Indic><GLbl>w. <Ref>ἤ</Ref> + indic.</GLbl><ital>sthg. happened</ital></Indic><Au>Hdt.</Au></Phr><Phr><Indic>w. <Ref>ἡμέρῃ</Ref> understd.</Indic><Gr>τῇ προτέρῃ</Gr><TrPhr>on the day before</TrPhr><Au>Od.</Au></Phr></aS1> <aS1><Indic>of persons</Indic><Def>earlier in birth</Def><Tr>older</Tr><Au>Hom. Hdt.</Au><aS2><Indic><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>than someone</Indic><Au>Mimn.</Au></aS2></aS1><aS1><Indic>quasi-advbl., usu. of persons doing or suffering sthg., sts. of things happening</Indic><Def>before another or others</Def><Tr>first</Tr><Au>Hom. Hes. A. Hdt. Th. Ar.<NBPlus/></Au><aS2><Tr>before<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>someone or sthg. else</Expl></Tr><Au>Il. Alc. Hdt. Ar.<NBPlus/></Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>also</Indic><Form>πρότερος ἤ</Form><Au>Pl.</Au></aS2></aS1><aS1><Def>having priority<Expl>in rank, importance or choice</Expl></Def><aS2><Indic>of persons</Indic><Tr>superior<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>to others, <GLbl>w. <Ref>πρός</Ref> + acc.</GLbl>in military expertise</Expl></Tr><Au>Pl.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>to the law, i.e. above it</Indic><Au>E.</Au></aS2><aS2><Tr>closer<or/>with better claim<Expl>sts. <GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>than someone else, in ctxts. of family relationship and inheritance</Expl></Tr><Au>Is.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of action</Indic><Tr>superior<Expl>to speech, <GLbl>w.dat.</GLbl>in effectiveness</Expl></Tr><Au>D.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>predic., of a route that is chosen</Indic><Tr>for preference</Tr><Au>Thgn.</Au></aS2></aS1> <Adv><vHG><HL>πρότερον</HL><PS>neut.adv</PS></vHG><advS1><Def>at an earlier time</Def><Tr>previously, formerly, before</Tr><Au>Eleg. Pi. Hdt. Trag. Th.<NBPlus/></Au><Phr><Indic>also</Indic><Gr>τὸ πρότερον</Gr><Au>Hdt. Pl. X.</Au></Phr><Phr><Indic>pl.</Indic><Gr>τὰ πρότερα</Gr><TrPhr>in earlier times</TrPhr><Au>Th.</Au></Phr><advS2><Indic>sg., quasi-adjl., of persons or things</Indic><Tr>earlier, previous, former</Tr><Au>Hdt.</Au></advS2></advS1> <advS1><Def>earlier<Expl>than sthg. else</Expl></Def><Tr>first</Tr><Au>S.</Au><advS2><Tr>before</Tr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>someone or sthg.<Au>A.<LblR>dub.</LblR> Hdt. D.</Au></Cmpl><PrPhr><GLbl>w. <Ref>πρό</Ref> + gen.</GLbl><Au>Pl.</Au></PrPhr></advS2><advS2><Form>τὸ πρότερον</Form><Cmpl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>someone or sthg.<Au>Hdt.</Au></Cmpl></advS2></advS1> <advS1><Indic>in the first of two co-ordinated cls., as antecedent to conj. <Ref>πρίν</Ref> or <Gr>πρὶν ἤ</Gr> <ital>before</ital></Indic><Tr>first</Tr><Au>Hdt. S.</Au><advS2><Indic>w.neg., as antecedent to <Ref>ἕως</Ref> <ital>until</ital></Indic><Au>Lys.</Au></advS2></advS1> <advS1><Phr><Indic>conj., co-ordinating two cls.</Indic><Gr>πρότερον ἤ</Gr><TrPhr>earlier than, before</TrPhr><Cmpl><GLbl>w.indic.<or/>subj.</GLbl>sthg. happens<Au>Hdt. Antipho Th.</Au></Cmpl><Cmpl><GLbl>w.inf.<or/>acc. + inf.</GLbl>doing sthg., someone does sthg., sthg. happens<Au>Hdt. Th.</Au></Cmpl></Phr><advS2><Indic>co-ordinating two phrs. or non-finite cls.</Indic><Au>Hdt. Pl.</Au></advS2><advS2><Indic>also</Indic><Form>τὸ πρότερον ἤ</Form><Au>Hdt.</Au></advS2></advS1> </Adv> <Adv><vHG><HL>προτέρως</HL><PS>adv</PS></vHG> <advS1><Indic>log.</Indic><Tr>in a prior<Prnth>opp. posterior</Prnth>sense</Tr><Au>Arist.</Au></advS1> </Adv></AE>",
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  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-35191"
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