προνοητικός

ή, όν, Adv.
A. provident, cautious, wary, X. Mem. 1.3.9, Men. Epit. 344; τὸ πόρρωθεν π. M.Ant. 1.16: Comp. ‐ώτερος Procop. Arc. 19. Adv. ‐κῶς X. Mem. 1.4.6, Aen.Tact. 18.11, Ph. 1.500, Sor. 1.14; π. ἔχειν Aristid. 1.377 J.; π. ἔχειν τινός J. AJ 11.5.8: Sup. ‐ώτατα most wisely, A.D. Pron. 104.13.
2. taking thought or care for, esp. of divine providence, θεὸς π. κόσμου D.L. 7.147, cf. Str. 10.3.23, Ph. 2.242; φύσις π. τοῦ ζῴου Gal. 11.158: abs., ἔχειν π. δύναμιν περὶ τὸν αὑτῶν βίον Arist. EN 1141a28, cf. Ph. 2.546, Plu. 2.1052b, Procl. Inst. 120: Comp. ‐ώτερος Chio Ep. 15.2.
II. of things, showing forethought or design, X. Mem. 4.3.6.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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