Plato Greek Lexicon ἔμπροσθεν

ἔμπροσθεν

emprosthen

before, in front

Appears 216 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔμπροσθεν, sts. also ἔμπροσθε Hdt. 5.62, 7.144, al., Isoc. Ep. 4.10, in Poets metri gr., Hegesipp.Com. 1.20, Nicom.Com. 1.14, A.R. 4.590: neither form in Hom. or Trag., τοὔμπροσθεν dub. in E. Hipp. 1228. I. Adv., 1. of Place, before, in front, Hdt. 7.126, X. Cyr. 4.2.23; τὸ and τὰ ἔ. the front, the foreside, Id. HG 2.3.55, Hdt. 5.62, etc.; εἰς τὸ ἔ. forwards, Id. 4.61; στὰς ἐκ τοῦ ἔ. in front, opposite, X. Cyr. 2.2.6: metaph., εἰστοὔμπ. προελθεῖν Isoc.l.c. 2. of Time, before, of old, Pl. Phdr. 277d, etc.; τὰ ἔ. Id. Grg. 448e; τὰ ἔ. τούτων ῥηθέντα Id. Lg. 773e; οἱ ἔ. our ancestors, Id. Plt. 296a, Hegesipp. l.c.; οἱ ἔ. χρόνοι PPetr. 2p.19 (iii B. C.), etc. II. as Prep. c. gen., before, in front of, 1. of Place, ἐ. αὐτῆς (sc. τῆς νηός) Hdt. 8.87, cf.2.110, etc. 2. of Time, ἔ. ταύτης (sc. τῆς γνώμης) Id. 7.144; ἔ. εἶναι τῶν πραγμάτων to be beforehand with events, D. 4.39. 3. of Degree, ἔ. τοῦ δικαίου preferred before justice, Id. 56.50.
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