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προκρίνω

prokrino

choose before others, prefer, select

Appears 10 times across Plato's dialogues.

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προκρίνω [ῑ], A. choose before others, prefer, select, Th. 4.80; πρῶτον τῶν ἀγαθῶν αὐτὸ προκρίνοντες Pl. Lg. 870b, etc.; προκρίνας οἵπερ ἀλκιμώτατοι E. Ph. 743, cf. 746, Hel. 47; π. τινὰς ἐκ πάντων Hdt. 1.70:—Med., τούτους ἐκ τῶν προκρίτων προκρινάμενος Pl. R. 537d:—Pass., to be preferred before others, ταῦτα ἦν τὰ προκεκριμένα [γένεα] the most eminent, Hdt. 1.56, cf.9.26; εἴ τις δʼ ὑμῶν κάλλει προκριθῇ Cratin. 28; προκριθῆναι ὑφʼ ὑμῶν ἄρχοντα X. An. 6.1.26, cf. HG 6.5.34; ὁ προκριθεὶς καὶ ὁ προκρίνων Pl. Lg. 765e; ἐκ τῶν εἰκοσιετῶν οἱ προκριθέντες Id. R. 537b; ἄλλους ἀνθʼ ἡμῶν προκριθῆναι Isoc. Ep. 9.17: folld. by inf., τοῦτο προκέκριται κάλλιστον εἶναι X. Cyr. 2.3.8, cf. Ap. 21. b. make a preliminary selection of candidates for office, Arist. Ath. 8.1, al.:—Pass., προεκρίθην κληροῦσθαι D. 57.46, cf. 47,62. 2. c. gen., prefer before, ῥώμην τῆς σοφίης Xenoph. 2.14; τὸ ἐπιεικὲς τοῦ δικαίου Gorg. Fr. 6; οὓς αὐτοὶ ἑαυτῶν ἐν ταῖς ἀρχαῖς προκρίνουσιν Pl. Ap. 35b:—Pass., τῶν ἄλλων προκεκρίσθαι Hdt. 2.121.ζʹ; προκρίνονται παντὸς οὑτινοσοῦν οἱ νόμοι Wilcken Chr. 27.5 (ii A.D.). II. judge beforehand, distinguish, βαρὺ καὶ κοῦφον ἁφὰ . . π. Ti.Locr. 100d: c. acc. et inf., judge, decide beforehand that . . , X. Ap. 15, Isoc. 4.4, 11.11, etc.; π. μάχην διʼ ἱππέων decide the battle by the horse before the foot comes up, prob. (for προκινεῖν) in D.S. 17.19.
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