A.pronounce before, S.E.M.1.130(Pass.).
2. proclaim before, predict, Sch.Il.5.662; announce beforehand, ὅτι μέλλει λέγειν Ps.-Plu.Vit.Hom.163.
3. state first, Dam.Pr.228.
II. say by way of preface, D.H.Rh.2.6, Plu.Pel.2; utter as prelude, τὰ τοῦ “Ἐμπεδοκλέους” Id.2.996b.