προκάθημαι
προκάθημαι, Ion.
προκαθηγ-κάτημαι, prop. pf. of
προκαθέζομαι:—
A). to be seated before, π. τοσοῦτο πρὸ τῆς ἄλλης Ἑλλάδος lie so far
in front of Greece, of the Thessalians,
Hdt. 7.172 .
2). c. gen.,
to be seated or
lie before a place, so as to defend it,
ἐπὶ τῷ στόματι π. τῆς θαλάμης Arist. HA 550b5 : hence, generally,
protect, defend, τῶν ἑωυτοῦ, Ἰώνων, Hdt. 8.36 ,
9.106 , cf.
Th. 8.76 ,
X. HG 5.2.4 ;
τῆς Ῥώμης Plb. 2.24.15 , al.;
αἱ -καθήμεναι θεαὶ τῆς πόλεως SIG 694.50 (Elaea, ii B. C.): rare in Poets,
φυλακὴν .. στρατιᾶς π., of sentinels,
E. Rh. 6 (anap.).
b). sit at meals,
καθ’ ἡλικίαν καὶ τιμήν Str. 3.3.7 .
ShortDef
to be seated before
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">προκάθημαι</span>, Ion. <span class="orth greek">προκαθηγ-κάτημαι</span>, prop. pf. of <span class="foreign greek">προκαθέζομαι</span>:—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be seated before,</span> <span class="foreign greek">π. τοσοῦτο πρὸ τῆς ἄλλης Ἑλλάδος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lie</span> so far <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in front</span> of Greece, of the Thessalians, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:172" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.172/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.172 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> c. gen., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be seated</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lie before</span> a place, so as to defend it, <span class="quote greek">ἐπὶ τῷ στόματι π. τῆς θαλάμης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:550b:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:550b.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 550b5 </a> : hence, generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">protect, defend,</span> <span class="foreign greek">τῶν ἑωυτοῦ, Ἰώνων,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 8.36 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:106" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.106/canonical-url/"> 9.106 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:76" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.76/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 8.76 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:2:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:2:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 5.2.4 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τῆς Ῥώμης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:24:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:24:15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 2.24.15 </a> , al.; <span class="quote greek">αἱ -καθήμεναι θεαὶ τῆς πόλεως</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 694.50 </span> (Elaea, ii B. C.): rare in Poets, <span class="foreign greek">φυλακὴν .. στρατιᾶς π.,</span> of sentinels, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 6 </a> (anap.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">preside over,</span> <span class="quote greek">τὸ προκαθήμενον τῆς πόλεως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:758d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:758d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 758d </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τοῦ πλήθους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1322b:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1322b.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1322b14 </a> : metaph., <span class="quote greek">γεύσεως ὄσφρησις π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:603" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.603/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.603 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> abs., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sit in public</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">preside,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:63:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:63:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 5.63.7 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">οἱ π. ἄρχοντες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:16:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:16:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 12.16.6 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sit</span> at meals, <span class="quote greek">καθ’ ἡλικίαν καὶ τιμήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:3:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:3:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 3.3.7 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}