προγενής
progenes
born before, primeval
Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
προγενής, ές,
‹ All lexicon entries born before, primeval, θεοί Ant. 938 (anap.): Comp. προγενέστερος, α, ον, earlier in birth, i.e. older, Il. 2.555, Od. 2.29, 29.10, etc.; γενεῇ π. Il. 9.161; τινος 23.789; οἱ π. those who have gone before us, our predecessors, EN 1181b16, de An. 403b27, PA 642a24, Ind.Sto. 20: Sup. προγενέστατος, eldest-born, primordial, h.Cer. 110, de An. 410b14, ap. inc. 21.21.
II. generally, previous, prior, συγγραφαί PSI 8.904.6 (i A.D.); χάρτης PLond. 1.77.59 (Comp., vi A.D.).