προκάθημαι
προκάθημαι
Ionic -κάτημαι
properly perf. of προκαθέζομαι
to be seated before, πρὸ τῆς ἄλλης Ἑλλάδος πρ. to lie in front of the rest of Greece, of the Thessalians, Hdt.
c. gen. to be seated or lie before a place, and so, to protect, defend, Hdt., Thuc.; στρατιᾶς πρ. Eur.
to preside over, τῆς πόλεως Plat.