προίξ
προίξ
.προίξ, προικός,
a gift, present, προικὸς γεύσασθαι to taste of a present, Od.; προικὸς χαρίσασθαι to give away gratis (προικός being gen. pretii), Od.
a marriage-portion, dowry, Plat., Dem.
the Attic used acc. προῖκα as adv., like δωρεάν, as a free gift, freely, at oneʼs own cost, Lat. gratis, Ar., Plat.; πρ. κρίνειν without a gift, unbribed, Dem.