προθέω

protheo

run before

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1291
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10362
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22459
Odyssey 1
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Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11515

Dictionary (LSJ)

προθέω (A), A. run before, Il. 10.362; πολὺ προθέεσκε he was far ahead, 22.459, Od. 11.515; opp. ἀπολείπομαι, Pl. Cra. 412a: c. gen., outrun, Ael. NA 7.26, Jul. Caes. 315b; βέλη π. τῆς ὄψεως Plu. Crass. 18. 2. run forward or forth, X. An. 5.8.13, A.R. 1.314, J. BJ 3.10.1. II. c. acc., outrun, outstrip, X. Cyn. 3.7.

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