Scaife ATLAS

προτείνω fut. -τενῶ to stretch out before, hold before, Xen. to expose to danger, Soph. metaph. to hold out as a pretext or excuse, Hdt., Soph., etc. to stretch forth the hands, as a suppliant; Hdt., etc.; (so also in Mid., Hdt.); πρ. τινὶ χεῖρα Soph.: —intr. to stretch forward, εἰς τὸ πέλαγος Plat. πρ. δεξιάν to offer it as a pledge, Soph., etc.; so, πρ. πίστιν Dem. to hold out, tender, shew at a distance, Lat. ostentare, Hdt., Aesch., etc.:—so in Mid., Hdt., Plat. to put forward as an objection, Dem.; so in Mid., Plat. in Mid., μισθὸν προτείνεσθαι to demand as a reward, Hdt.

ShortDef

to stretch out before, hold before

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Headword:

προτείνω

Headword (normalized):

προτείνω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

προτεινω

IDX:

28458

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28491

Key:

protei/nw

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