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πρόγονος πρό-γονος, ὁ, a forefather, ancestor, Hdt., Attic; οἱ ἄνωθεν πρ. Plat.; ἐκ προγόνων, Lat. antiquitus, Plat.:— also of gods who are the authors or founders of a race; Ζεῦ πρόγονε Eur.; θεοὶ πρόγονοι Plat.:—metaph., πόνοι πρόγονοι πόνων troubles parents of troubles, Soph. a child by a former marriage, i. e. oneʼs step-son, Lat. privignus, Eur.: fem. a stepdaughter, Plut.

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a forefather, ancestor

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πρόγονος

Headword (normalized):

πρόγονος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

προγονος

IDX:

27405

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n27437

Key:

pro/gonos

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