Plato Greek Lexicon πρωΐ

πρωΐ

proi

early in the day, at morn

Appears 10 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

πρωΐ [ῐ], Att. πρῴ (Hdn.Gr.1.494, Sch.Ar. Av. 132, etc.), though codd. commonly give πρῶϊ, πρωΐ, or πρῷ: Adv.: (πρό):—A. early in the day, at morn, opp. ὀψέ (acc. to Thphr. Sign. 9, the forenoon, between ἀνατολή and μεσημβρία) , πρωῒ (v.l. πρῶϊ) ὑπηοῖοι Il. 8.530,al.: c.gen., πρωῒ ἔτι τῆς ἡμέρης Hdt. 9.101; ἑκάστης ἡμέρας τὸ πρῴ X. HG 1.1.30, cf. PSI 3.402.10 (iii B.C.): also πρῲ πάνυ Ar. V. 104; πρῲ τῇ ὑστεραίᾳ early next morning, X. Cyr. 1.4.16; τὸ πρωῒ LXX Ge. 19.27; ἅμα πρωΐ Ev.Matt. 20.1; ἀπὸ πρωῒ ἕως ἑσπέρας Act.Ap. 28.23. 2. generally, betimes, early, Hes. Op. 461, Fr. 204, Ar. Av. 132, etc.: c. gen., πρωῒ τοῦ ἦρος, τοῦ θέρεος, Hp. Epid. 1.1,2. 3. = πρὸ καιροῦ (Phryn. PS p.106 B.), too soon, too early, πρῴ γε στενάζεις (v.l. πρό) A. Pr. 696; δέδοικα γὰρ μὴ πρῲ λέγοις ἄν S. Tr. 631; πρῲ ἐσβαλόντες, καὶ τοῦ σίτου ἔτι χλωροῦ ὄντος Th. 4.6, cf. Pl. Prm. 135c.—Comp. and Sup. πρωΐτερον (or πρῴτερον) , πρωΐτατα (or πρῴτατα) are found in Th. 7.19,39, 8.101, Arr. Ind. 26.4, Aristid. Or. 47 (23).35, 51(27).51, v.l. in Hp. Epid. 2.1.6, 2.3.2, 6.8.13, al.; but usu. πρωϊαίτερον (or πρῳαίτερον) , πρωϊαίτατα (or πρῳαίτατα), Hp.Il.cc. (v.l.), Pl. Phd. 59d, 59e, Tht. 150e, Prt. 326c, X. Cyr. 8.8.9, etc.
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