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πρότερος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: πρότερος

Structure: προτερ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: pro/teros and prw=tos comp. and Sup. formed from pro/

Sense

  1. (of place) before, in front
  2. (of time) former, earlier
  3. (of rank, worth, and generally of precedence) superior

Examples

  • στίλβει δέ τ’ ἀλάμπετοσ ἀὴρ χρυσέου ἀπὸ στεφάνου, ἀκτῖνεσ δ’ ἐνδιάονται, εὖτ’ ἂν ἀπ’ Ὠκεανοῖο λοεσσαμένη χρόα καλόν, εἵματα ἑσσαμένη τηλαυγέα δῖα Σελήνη, ζευξαμένη πώλουσ ἐριαύχενασ, αἰγλήεντασ, ἐσσυμένωσ προτέρωσ’ ἐλάσῃ καλλίτριχασ ἵππουσ, ἑσπερίη, διχόμηνοσ· (Anonymous, Homeric Hymns, 2:3)
  • λέγονται γὰρ αἴτια πολλαχῶσ, καὶ αὐτῶν τῶν ὁμοειδῶν προτέρωσ καὶ ὑστέρωσ ἄλλο ἄλλου, οἱο͂ν ὑγιείασ ὁ ἰατρὸσ καὶ ὁ τεχνίτησ, καὶ τοῦ διὰ πασῶν τὸ διπλάσιον καὶ ἀριθμόσ, καὶ ἀεὶ τὰ περιέχοντα ὁτιοῦν τῶν καθ’ ἕκαστα. (Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book 5 25:1)

Synonyms

  1. before

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