προτύπτω

protypto

press forward

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 13 1
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13136
Book 15 1
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15306
Book 17 1
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17262
Odyssey 1
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Book 24 1
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24319

Dictionary (LSJ)

προτύπτω, intr., A. press forward, Τρῶες δὲ προὔτυψαν ἀολλέες Il. 13.136, al.; ἀνὰ ῥῖνας δριμὺ μένος προὔτυψε rushed forward, Od. 24.319; Ἀργὼ προὔτυψεν ἐπειγομένη ἀνέμοισιν pressed onward, A.R. 1.953, cf. 3.1397, etc.; Νεῖλος . . προὔτυψε πόντῳ rushed forward to . . , Nic. Th. 176, cf. Al. 499; πηλαμύσι προὔτυψεν dashed against them, Opp. H. 4.545; ἐς θάλαμον π. ib.392. II. forge beforehand, προτυπὲν στόμιον μέγα Τροίας A. Ag. 132 (lyr.). III. strike first or before another, Procop. Vand. 1.18.

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