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πρανής
πρᾱν-ής, ές, Ion. πρηνής (also in Arist. Mete. 350a11 , Spir. 484b29 , Fr. 106 , J. AJ 18.3.1 , 19.8.2 , Plu. 2.680a , Tim. 11 , Gal. UP 2.2 , 7.22 , PMag.Par. 1.194 , etc.), gen. έος, Att. contr. οῦς:—of posture,
A). with the face downwards, lying on the front, falling forwards, opp. ὕπτιος, πρηνεῖς τε καὶ ὕπτιοι ἔκπεσον ἵππων Il. 11.179 ; ἐκ δίφροιο .. ἐξεκυλίσθη πρηνὴς ἐν κονίῃσιν ἐπὶ στόμα 6.43 , cf. 2.418 , 4.544 , Hes. Sc. 365 ; πρηνὴς ἐπὶ γαίῃ κεῖτο ταθείς Il. 21.118 ; mostly with Verbs of falling, πρηνὴς κάππεσε, ἤριπε, ἐλιάσθη, 16.413 , 5.58 , 15.543 ; πρηνέα .. τανύσσας [Ἕκτορα] 23.25 ; κατὰ πρηνὲς βαλέειν Πριάμοιο μέλαθρον headlong down, 2.414 ; π. γενόμενος Act.Ap. 1.18 (fort. = πρησθείς becoming distended); ἐπὶ τὸ πρηνὲς ῥέπειν incline towards pronation, Hp. Fract. 1 ; ἐς τὸ π. Id. Mochl. 8 ; of the arm and hand, with the palm downwards, v.l. in Fract. 2 ; opp. ὕπτιος, Arist. Spir. l.c., Plu. Tim. 11 ; of ἀστράγαλοι, ὀρθοὶ πίπτοντες ἢ πρηνεῖς Id. 2.680a , cf. Poll. 7.204 ; of seeds, hollow side downwards, Thphr. HP 2.6.1 ; of a ship, bottom upwards, implied in Plu. Tim. l.c.
II). of parts of animals or man, that part which is uppermost and visible when the animal or man is in the πρανής position (the normal one for a quadruped), the back part, τὰ τετράποδα .. ἐν τοῖς ὑπτίοις οὐκ ἔ χει τὰς τρίχας, ἀλλ’ ἐν τοῖς πρανέσι μᾶλλον· οἱ δ’ ἄνθρωποι τοὐναντίον ἐν τοῖς ὑπτίοις μᾶλλον ἢ ἐν τοῖς πρανέσιν Arist. PA 658a17 , cf. HA 498b20 , 519a21 , 540a2 , GA 717b30 .
2). of leaves and of the hand, the back or 'wrong' side, τὰς ἶνας καὶ τὰς φλέβας ἐν τοῖς π. ἔχουσιν ὥσπερ ἡ χείρ Thphr. HP 1.10.2 (misunderstood as the opposite by Plin. HN 16.88 ), cf. 3.14.2 .
III). of the sides of hills, πρὸς ἄναντες καὶ κατὰ πρανοῦς καὶ πλάγια ἐλαύνειν down hill, X. Eq. 3.7 , cf. An. 1.5.8 , 4.8.28 , Plu. Sull. 18 ; κατὰ τὰ π. X. Eq. 8.6 ; τὸ π., opp. τὸ ὄρθιον, ibid., cf. Cyr. 2.2.24 .


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with the face downwards, lying on the front, falling forwards

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πρᾱν-ής</span>, <span class="itype greek">ές</span>, Ion. <span class="orth greek">πρηνής</span> (also in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:350a:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:350a.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mete.</span> 350a11 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg043:484b:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg043:484b.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Spir.</span> 484b29 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:106" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:106/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 106 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:3:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:3:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AJ</span> 18.3.1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:8:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:8:2/canonical-url/"> 19.8.2 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.680a </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg018:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg018:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tim.</span> 11 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0057.tlg017:2:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0057.tlg017:2.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">UP</span> 2.2 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0057.tlg017:7:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0057.tlg017:7.22/canonical-url/"> 7.22 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PMag.Par.</span> 1.194 </span>, etc.), gen. <span class="itype greek">έος</span>, Att. contr. <span class="itype greek">οῦς</span>:—of posture, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">with the face downwards, lying on the front, falling forwards,</span> opp. <span class="quote greek">ὕπτιος, πρηνεῖς τε καὶ ὕπτιοι ἔκπεσον ἵππων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:179" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.179/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 11.179 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐκ δίφροιο .. ἐξεκυλίσθη πρηνὴς ἐν κονίῃσιν ἐπὶ στόμα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:6.43/canonical-url/"> 6.43 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:418" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.418/canonical-url/"> 2.418 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:544" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.544/canonical-url/"> 4.544 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:365" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:365/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 365 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πρηνὴς ἐπὶ γαίῃ κεῖτο ταθείς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:118" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.118/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 21.118 </a> ; mostly with Verbs of falling, <span class="foreign greek">πρηνὴς κάππεσε, ἤριπε, ἐλιάσθη,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:413" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.413/canonical-url/"> 16.413 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:58" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.58/canonical-url/"> 5.58 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:543" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.543/canonical-url/"> 15.543 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">πρηνέα .. τανύσσας [Ἕκτορα</span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.25/canonical-url/"> 23.25 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κατὰ πρηνὲς βαλέειν Πριάμοιο μέλαθρον</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">headlong down,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:414" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.414/canonical-url/"> 2.414 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">π. γενόμενος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Act.Ap.</span> 1.18 </a> (fort. = <span class="ref greek">πρησθείς</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">becoming distended</span>); <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ τὸ πρηνὲς ῥέπειν</span> incline towards <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pronation,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fract.</span> 1 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐς τὸ π.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mochl.</span> 8 </span> ; of the arm and hand, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">with the palm downwards,</span> v.l. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg009.perseus-grc1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg009.perseus-grc1:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fract.</span> 2 </a>; opp. <span class="foreign greek">ὕπτιος,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Spir.</span> </span> l.c., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg018:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg018:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tim.</span> 11 </a>; of <span class="quote greek">ἀστράγαλοι, ὀρθοὶ πίπτοντες ἢ πρηνεῖς</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 2.680a </span> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:7:204" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:7.204/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 7.204 </a>; of seeds, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hollow side downwards,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:2:6:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:2:6:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HP</span> 2.6.1 </a>; of a ship, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bottom upwards,</span> implied in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tim.</span> </span>l.c. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> of parts of animals or man, that part which is uppermost and visible when the animal or man is in the <span class="foreign greek">πρανής</span> position (the normal one for a quadruped), the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">back</span> part, <span class="quote greek">τὰ τετράποδα .. ἐν τοῖς ὑπτίοις οὐκ ἔ χει τὰς τρίχας, ἀλλ’ ἐν τοῖς πρανέσι μᾶλλον· οἱ δ’ ἄνθρωποι τοὐναντίον ἐν τοῖς ὑπτίοις μᾶλλον ἢ ἐν τοῖς πρανέσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:658a:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:658a.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 658a17 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:498b:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:498b.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 498b20 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:519a:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:519a.21/canonical-url/"> 519a21 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:540a:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:540a.2/canonical-url/"> 540a2 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:717b:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:717b.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">GA</span> 717b30 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of leaves and of the hand, the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">back</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">\'wrong\'</span> side, <span class="quote greek">τὰς ἶνας καὶ τὰς φλέβας ἐν τοῖς π. ἔχουσιν ὥσπερ ἡ χείρ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:1:10:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:1:10:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HP</span> 1.10.2 </a> (misunderstood as the opposite by <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0978.phi001:16:88" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0978.phi001:16.88/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plin.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HN</span> 16.88 </a>), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0978.phi001:3:14:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0978.phi001:3:14:2/canonical-url/"> 3.14.2 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> of the sides of hills, <span class="quote greek">πρὸς ἄναντες καὶ κατὰ πρανοῦς καὶ πλάγια ἐλαύνειν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">down hill,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:3:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:3.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 3.7 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:5:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:5:8/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 1.5.8 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:4:8:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:4:8:28/canonical-url/"> 4.8.28 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg033:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg033:18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sull.</span> 18 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κατὰ τὰ π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:8:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:8.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 8.6 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τὸ π.,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">τὸ ὄρθιον,</span> ibid., cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:2:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:2:24/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 2.2.24 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">convex,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:350a:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:350a.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mete.</span> 350a11 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}