I.adv.:
1.of Place, before, in front, Hdt., Xen.: τὸ and τὰ ἔμπροσθεν the front, fore-side, Hdt., etc.; εἰς τὸ ἔμπ. forwards, id=Hdt.; ἐκ τοῦ ἔμπρ. opposite, Xen.
2.of Time, before, earlier, of old, Plat.
II.as prep. with gen. before, in front of: