πρώην

A. lately, just now, Il. 5.832, 24.500, Ar. Fr. 408, Alex. 258, Herod.l.c., UPZ 42.25 (ii B.C.), Cic. Att. 6.4.3, etc.; in a book, above, Arist. EN 1104b18.

2. long ago, Procop.Gaz. Pan. p.505 B.; Ἀγησίλαος ὁ π. ib.p.514 B.

II. more definitely, the day before yesterday, οὐ . . χθές, ἀλλὰ π. Th. 3.113; μέχρι οὗ π. τε καὶ χθές till yesterday or the day before, i.e. till very lately, Hdt. 2.53; π. καὶ χθές D. 44.42; χθές τε καὶ π. Ar. Ra. 726; χθὲς καὶ π. Pl. Lg. 677d; τὰ ἐχθὲς καὶ π. Id. Grg. 470d; ἐχθὲς καὶ π. Isoc. 6.27; ἄρτι καὶ π., ὀψὲ καὶ π., Plu. Brut. 1, 2.394b. (The first syll. of πρώαν is short in Theoc. ll.cc.; πρόαν is written in 15.15 (codd. opt.), v.l. in 4.60.)