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πρόκειμαι
πρόκειμαι Ionic inf. -κέεσθαι fut. -κείσομαι used as Pass. of προτίθημι to be set before one, of meats, Hom., Hdt. to lie exposed, of a child, Hdt.:— to lie dead, Aesch., Soph.; ὁ προκείμενος the corpse laid out for burial, Soph., etc. to be set before all, as the prize of a contest, Hes.:—metaph. to be set before all, be set forth, proposed, Lat. in medio poni, γνῶμαι τρεῖς προεκέατο three opinions were set forth, proposed, Hdt., etc.:—of contests, struggles, πόνος τε καὶ ἀγὼν πρόκειται Plat.:—in partic., ἄεθλος προκείμενος a task proposed, Hdt., etc.; τὰ προκείμενα, opp. to μέλλοντα, Soph.; τὸ προκείμενον πρῆγμα the matter in hand, Hdt. to be set forth beforehand, to be prescribed, αἱ προκείμεναι ἡμέραι the prescribed days, Hdt.; so, ἐνιαυτοὶ πρόκεινται ἐς ὀγδώκοντα are set, fixed at, Hdt.; of laws, νόμοι οἱ προκείμενοι Soph.; of penalties, Thuc. to lie before, lie in front of, c. gen., Αἴγυπτος προκειμένη τῆς ἐχομένης γῆς Hdt.; τὰ προκείμενα τῆς χώρας ὄρη Xen. to precede, γράμμα πρ. an initial letter, Anth.

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to be set before one

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πρόκειμαι Ionic inf. -κέεσθαι fut. -κείσομαι used as Pass. of προτίθημι to be set before one, of meats, Hom., Hdt. to lie exposed, of a child, Hdt.:— to lie dead, Aesch., Soph.; ὁ προκείμενος the corpse laid out for burial, Soph., etc. to be set before all, as the prize of a contest, Hes.:—metaph. to be set before all, be set forth, proposed, Lat. in medio poni, γνῶμαι τρεῖς προεκέατο three opinions were set forth, proposed, Hdt., etc.:—of contests, struggles, πόνος τε καὶ ἀγὼν πρόκειται Plat.:—in partic., ἄεθλος προκείμενος a task proposed, Hdt., etc.; τὰ προκείμενα, opp. to μέλλοντα, Soph.; τὸ προκείμενον πρῆγμα the matter in hand, Hdt. to be set forth beforehand, to be prescribed, αἱ προκείμεναι ἡμέραι the prescribed days, Hdt.; so, ἐνιαυτοὶ πρόκεινται ἐς ὀγδώκοντα are set, fixed at, Hdt.; of laws, νόμοι οἱ προκείμενοι Soph.; of penalties, Thuc. to lie before, lie in front of, c. gen., Αἴγυπτος προκειμένη τῆς ἐχομένης γῆς Hdt.; τὰ προκείμενα τῆς χώρας ὄρη Xen. to precede, γράμμα πρ. an initial letter, Anth.
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27629
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n27661
Key:
pro/keimai

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