προπίνω

A. drink before or first, opp. μεταπίνω, Hp. Acut. 56 (Pass.), Thphr. Od. 48 (Pass.), Luc. Sat. 18, Ath. 4.156e.

2. take a snack before dinner, Mart. 5.78.3.

3. drink up, drain dry, ὅκως ἄμυστιν προπίω Anacr. 63.3: metaph., ψυχὰν τὰν ἐν ἐμοὶ π. drink it in, AP 5.170 (Mel.):—Pass., ἡ προποθεῖσα κύλιξ Call. Epigr. 37.

II. drink to another, i.e. to his health, pledge him (cf. Ath. 5.193a, 10.432d), φιάλαν . . δωρήσεται . . γαμβρῷ π. Pi. O. 7.4; ᾧ προπιεῖν ἐθέλει Critias Fr. 6.8 D., cf. 33 D.; π. σοι X. An. 7.3.26; also π. φιλοτησίας τινί D. 19.128, cf. Alex. 291; προπινομένη ποίησις Dionys.Eleg. 1.

2. make a present of the cup to the person pledged, [ἔκπωμα χρυσοῦν] σοι μεστὸν ἀκράτου προπίομαι Plu. Alex. 39; τὰ ἐκπώματα . . ἐμπιμπλὰς προὔπινε καὶ ἐδωρεῖτο X. Cyr. 8.3.35, cf. Sch.Pi.l.c.: hence,

3. simply, give freely, make a present of, Anacr. 66; ἄλλα τε πολλὰ . . , καὶ ἐκπώματ’ ἀργυρᾶ καὶ χρυσᾶ προὔπινεν αὐτοῖς D. 19.139; π. τὴν ἐλευθερίαν Φιλίππῳ make liberty a drinking-present to Philip, give it carelessly to him, Id. 18.296; sacrifice one's friends, A. Fr. 131 (anap.), E. Rh. 405, PLond. 3.887.5 (iii B.C.); τούτῳ προέπιεν ὁ βασιλεὺς κώμην τινά Steph.Com. 1.1; π. αὐτοῖς τὰς πατρίδας Plu. Arat. 14; αὐτῇ πέντε καὶ εἴκοσι μυριάδας ἀργυρίου Id. Galb. 17; π. σοὶ ἄνδρα Ἕλληνα Philostr. VA 3.28: c. gen. pretii, προπέποται τῆς παραυτίχ’ ἡδονῆς καὶ χάριτος τὰ τῆς πόλεως πράγματα the interests of the state have been sacrificed for mere present pleasure, D. 3.22, cf. App. BC 2.143 (v.l.).