προχωρέω

A. go or come forward, advance, πρὸς ἐμὴν χεῖρα as my hand guides thee, S. Ph. 148 (anap.), etc.; of troops, Th. 2.12,3.111, etc.; of excrement, to be voided, Arist. HA 594b22 (later Pass., Alex. Trall.9.3); οἶκος εἰς βορρᾶν προκεχωρηκώς, Lat. vergens ad . ., Luc. Hipp. 7: of Time, τοῦ αἰῶνος προκεχωρηκότος X. Cyr. 8.7.1, cf. Hdn. 2.2.2, etc.; προὐχώρει ὁ πότος X. An. 7.3.26, cf. Luc. DMeretr. 15.2: of Degree, προχωρεῖ καὶ οὐ μένει τό τε θερμότερον ἀεὶ καὶ τὸ ψυχρότερον ὡσαύτως Pl. Phlb. 24d.

2. of coin, pass current, Peripl.M.Rubr. 47, S.E. M. 1.178; of funds, to be allocated or expended, εἰς τὴν τῶν τειρώνων συντέλειαν IGRom. 4.1763 (Tira), cf. IG 42(1).91.10 (iii A.D.), PSI 4.285.4 (iv A.D.).

3. to be imported, Peripl.M.Rubr. 6, al.

b. find a market, sell, οὐ προχωρεῖ ὁ πυρὸς εἰ μὴ ἐκ δραχμῶν ἑπτά PAmh. 2.133.18 (ii A.D.).

II. metaph., of states, wars, enterprises, etc., proceed, freq. with some word denoting a good or bad issue, δόξας εὖ προχωρῆσαι δόμος E. Heracl. 486 (nisi leg. δρόμος); τὰ Περσέων πρήγματα ἐς ὃ δυνάμιος προκεχώρηκε Hdt. 7.50; Ἴωσι προχωρησάντων ἐπὶ μέγα τῶν πραγμάτων Th. 1.16; οὕτως ὠμὴ ἡ στάσις π. Id. 3.81; αὐτῷ π. τὰ πράγματα ᾗ ἐβούλετο Id. 1.74; τούτων προκεχωρηκότων ὡς ἐβούλοντο X. HG 5.2.1, cf. 7.2.1, Cyr. 2.3.16: abs., go on well, prosper, οὔ τι προχωρέειν οἷον τε ἔσται τῶν πρηγμάτων Hdt. 8.108; ἐπεί τέ σφι . . οὐ προεχώρεε [κάτοδος] Id. 5.62; ἤν τινά γε προχωρῇ Hp. Fract. 15 (v.l. προς‐); τὸ ἔργον π. Th. 8.68; τὰ πλείω αὐτοῖς προὐκεχωρήκει Id. 4.73, cf. 6.103; τὰ νῦν προχωρήσαντα your present successes, Id. 4.18; of auguries and the like , τὰ διαβατήρια αὐτοῖς οὐ π. Id. 5.54; ἴσως ἂν τὰ ἱερὰ μᾶλλον προχωροίη ἡμῖν X. An. 6.4.21: rarely of ill success, turn out, παρὰ δόξαν αὐτοῖς π. τῶν πραγμάτων Plb. 5.29.1; τὸ δ’ ἐς τοὐναντίον π. Luc. Alex. 36.

2. impers., προχωρεῖ μοι it goes on well for me, I have success, commonly with neg., ὥς οἱ δόλῳ οὐ προεχώρεε when he could not succeed by craft, Hdt. 1.205, cf. 84, Th. 1.109, etc.; οὐ προὐχώρει ᾗ προσεδέχοντο things did not succeed as . ., Id. 3.18: c.inf., ἢν μὴ προχωρήσῃ ἴσον ἑκάστῳ ἔχοντι ἀπελθεῖν if it be not possible . ., Id. 4.59; ἐὰν τοῖς γεωργοῖς προχωρῇ πωλεῖν κτλ. PCair.Zen. 723.8 (iii B.C.); ῥίψαντες, ὡς ἑκάστοις προὐχώρει (sc. ῥῖψαι) . . Arr. An. 1.1.12; ἡνίκ’ ἂν ἑκάστῳ π. X. Cyr. 1.2.4; ὁπόσα σοι προχωρεῖ as much as is convenient, ib.3.2.29, cf. An. 1.9.13: abs. in part., προκεχωρηκότων τοῖς Λακεδαμονίοις ὥστε . . when things went on so well for them that . ., Id. HG 5.3.27.

3. later, of persons, advance, ἐπὶ μέγα π. Luc. DMort. 12.2; of excess, ἐς πᾶν τρυφῆς π. D.C. 39.37, cf. 48.1; ἐς τοῦτο, ὥστε . . Id. 73.3; ἐς τοσοῦτον μανίας, ὡς . . Hdn. 1.15.8.

III. come forward to speak, π. τῶν ἄλλων come out in front of the rest, v.l. in Din. 3.14.