πάροιθε

Adv.

πάρος

I. Prep. c. gen. loci, before, and c. gen. pers., in the presence of, π. μεγάροιο, αὐτοῖο, Od. 4.625, Il. 1.360, etc.; separated from its case, π. ἐλθοῦσα, φίλον τέκος, ἵζευ ἐμεῖο 3.162, cf. 14.427, etc.; after its case, Κορωνήας . . π. Alc. 9.
2. of Time, π. ἐμοῦ before me, A. Pr. 503 ; κείνου π. S. Tr. 605.
II. Adv.,
1. of Place, before, in front, οἵ δεύτεροι οἵ τε πάροιθεν Il. 23.498, cf. 213, 6.319, etc.
2. of Time, formerly, 23.20, 180, Od. 6.174, Pi. O. 13.102, A. Ag. 1372 ; before it got so far, Il. 4.185 ; τὸ πάροιθεν Od. 1.322, 2.312, 18.275 ; οἱ π. men of old, Pi. P. 2.60 ; τῆς π. ἡμέρας E. Ph. 853, cf. A. Pers. 180 ; πάροιθεν πρὶν . . ἐκπέμψαι, = Lat. priusquam, S. El. 1131 : also c. inf., = πρίν, π. ἐπὶ νῆα κατελθεῖν Theoc. 17.48 ; cf. παροίτερος, παροίτατος.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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