προπάροιθε

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

προπάροιθ’ (propároith’) — apocopic
προπάροιθεν (propároithen) — with movable nu

Etymology

προ- (pro-) +‎ πάροιθε (pároithe)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pro.pá.roi̯.tʰe/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /proˈpa.ry.tʰe/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /proˈpa.ry.θe/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /proˈpa.ry.θe/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /proˈpa.ri.θe/

Preposition

προπάροιθε • (propároithe) (governs the genitive)

before (spatial), in front of
before (temporal), prior to

Adverb

προπάροιθε • (propároithe)

before (spatial), in front
beforehand (temporal), first

Further reading

“προπάροιθε”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press