A.contrive or concert measures before, “ὅπως μηδὲν δεήσει” Th.3.82; “ὅπως ἂν ῥήϊστα ἐσχηματις μένος ᾖ” Hp. Art.52; opp. μετανοέω, Democr.66 (Med.); μὴ προβουλεύσας without premeditation, Arist.EN1135b20:—Med., debate, consider first, τι Hdt.1.133: abs., X.Cyr.4.3.17, Arist.EN1135b10; “πρὸς ἕκαστα” Hp. Prog.1:—Pass., “τὸ προβεβουλευμένον” Arist.EN1112a15.
2. of the βουλή at Athens and elsewh., frame or pass a προβούλευμα, X.HG1.7.7; “ἡ βουλὴ ταῦτα προὐβεβουλεύκει” D.19.34; “ἐξιέναι τοὺς ἱππέας προεβούλευσεν ἡ βουλή” Id.21.162; “τὴν βουλὴν προβουλεύσασαν ἐξενεγκεῖν εἰς τὸν δῆμον” IG12.66.17, 110.37; of a board of “πρόβουλοι, π. περί τινος” Th.8.1, Arist.Pol.1298b30; of the Spartan γερουσία, Plu. Agis 11; τὸ προβεβουλευμένον, = Lat. senatusconsultum, Plb.6.16.2: impers. in Pass., προβεβούλευται ὅπως ἂν . . it has been decreed that . . , Ar.Ec.623; τῇ βουλῇ προβεβ., c.acc. et inf., X.HG7.1.2.
3. award by a “προβούλευμα, τούτων τῶν προβεβουλευμένων . . δωρειῶν” D.18.53.
II. to have the chief voice in counsel, X.Cyr.8.7.9.
III. π. τινός deliberate for one, provide for his interest, Ar.Eq.1342, X.An.3.1.37; τοῦ δήμου for or before the people, Arist.Pol.1299b33.
IV. Med., make up one's mind beforehand, prejudge a case, Hp.Fract. 1.
