πρῷρα
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.
πρῷρ’ 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,
A). 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 life's 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 heart's
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.)
ShortDef
the forepart of a ship, a ship's head, prow, bow
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
πρῷρα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πρωρα
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-90887
Data
{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πρῷρ-α</span> [<span class="pron greek">ᾰ</span> in nom. and acc. sg., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:716" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:716/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 716 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:482" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:482/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 482 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:726" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:726/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 726 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:1563" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:1563/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hel.</span> 1563 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:1582" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:1582/canonical-url/"> 1582 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:362" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:362/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 362 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1134" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1134/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 1134 </a> (lyr.); nom. <span class="foreign greek">πρῷρ’</span> with elision in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 2.2836 </span>; acc. <span class="foreign greek">πρῴρᾱν</span> is f.l. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:372" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.372/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 1.372 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">πρῴρην</span> is found in codd. of <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:194" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.194/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.194 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:180" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.180/canonical-url/"> 7.180 </a>], <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">forepart of a ship, prow</span>, <span class="quote greek">εἰς ἴκρια νηὸς πρῴρης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:12:230" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:12.230/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 12.230 </a> (here prob. adjectival with <span class="foreign greek">νηός</span>), cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> </span> ll.cc., etc.; <span class="foreign greek">πνεῦμα τοὐκ πρῴρας</span> a contrary wind, opp. <span class="foreign greek">κατὰ πρύμναν</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:639" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:639/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 639 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="foreign greek">πρῷρα βιότου</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the prow</span> of life\'s vessel, i.e. early youth, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:103" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:103/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 103 </a> (anap.); <span class="foreign greek">ὦ πρῷρα λοιβῆς Ἑστία</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">thou who art first entitled to</span> it, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:726" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:726/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 726 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">πάροιθεν πρῴρας .. καρδίας</span> before my heart\'s <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">prow</span>, in front of my heart, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:390" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:390/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 390 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">end</span> of a vinebranch, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:2:1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:2:1:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HP</span> 2.1.3 </a> (cj. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:3:14:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:3:14:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CP</span> 3.14.7 </a>). (Written <span class="foreign greek">πρώρρα</span> in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:6:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:6:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 8.6.1 </a>, al., but <span class="foreign greek">πρωιρ-</span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PSI</span> 4.382.2 </span> (iii B.C.), cf. <span class="foreign greek">πρῳρατικός; κυανοπρωΐρους</span> [<span class="pron greek">&&’’’’</span>] is cited by <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001:692:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001:692.32/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EM</span> 692.32 </a> from <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, and <span class="foreign greek">κυανοπρώϊραν</span> from <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:241" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:241/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> 241 </a>: hence <span class="foreign greek">πρῷρα</span> is prob. contr. from a word of the form <span class="pron greek">’’&</span>, but whether from <span class="foreign greek">Πρώειρα</span>, as inferred by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdn.</span> </span> Gr.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:2:410" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:2.410/canonical-url/"> 2.410 </a>, is doubtful; perh. from <span class="foreign greek">Πρώαιρα</span>, cf. <span class="foreign greek">νείαιρα; -πρωῑρ-</span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> and <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> </span> may have arisen by \'distraction\' of the contracted form.)</div> </div><br><br>'}