προπάροιθε

A. προπάροιθ’ Od. 24.416,447, A. Ag. 1020), Prep. with gen., before, in front of, ὑμείων π. μαχοίατο Il. 4.348; πάντων δὲ π. 16.218; Ἰλίου π. 15.66; Αἰγύπτου π. Od. 4.355; π. ὁμίλου before the assembly, Il. 23.804; π. ποδῶν at one's feet, 13.205; ποδῶν π. Od. 17.357; π. ἀνδρός at a man's feet, A.l.c. (lyr.); π. θυράων before the door, i.e. outside, Od. 1.107; Σκαιῶν π. πυλάων Il. 6.307; π. πόλιος, πόληος, 2.811, Hes. Sc. 285; πύργων π. B. 5.148; ἠϊόνος π. before, i.e. along, Il. 2.92; π. νεός in front of, i.e. beyond the ship, Od. 9.482 (opp. μετόπισθε νεός ib.539): metaph., τῆς ἀρετῆς ἱδρῶτα θεοὶ π. ἔθηκαν Hes. Op. 289.

2. before the time of, νομίμων π. A. Th. 334 (lyr.).

II. as Adv.,

1. of Place, before, in front, π. κιών Il. 15.260, cf. Hes. Th. 769; οὐδ’ εἴ οἱ π. . . υἱὸν χαλκῷ δηϊόῳεν before his eyes, Od. 4.225.

2. of Time, before, first, Il. 10.476, Od. 17.277; σφι π. φάνη μέγα ἔργον ere that, Il. 11.734, cf. Call. Fr. 182; opp. ὀπίσσω, Od. 11.483; τῶν π. εὐγενετᾶν E. Ph. 1510 (lyr.).