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προάγω [α^], fut. -άξω: pf. Act.
A.προῆχαD.19.18, 25.8, Paus.3.11.10 :—Med., v. infr.: pf. Pass. in med. sense, v. infr. 1.7 :—lead forward or onward,μιν ἐς τὰ οἰκίαHdt.3.148, etc.; escort on their way, Id.8.132; “τοὺς πεζοὺς οὐ πολλὴν ὁδόνX.Cyr.3.3.23 :—Pass., to be led on,προαγομένης τῆς πόλεως ἐπὶ συμφοράςAnd.2.9.
2. carry on,αἱμασιάνD.55.27; produce, Plot.3.7.6 :—Pass., [τάξις] εἰς ὀξὺ προηγμένη brought to a point, Arr.Tact.16.8.
b. bring on in age, etc., “προῆγεν αὐτὸν χρόνος εἰς ὥρανX.Cyr.1.4.4 :—Pass., ἐπὶ πλείω προῆκται τῆς κατ᾽ ἰητρικὴν ἐπιμελείας belong to more advanced medical study, Hp.Medic.13.
c. increase, raise a dose, “ἐπὶ ἓξ κοτύλαςRuf.Fr.68 (v.l. προσ-).
b. bring before a tribunal, SIG826G22 (ii B.C., Pass.); “π. δάνειονPOxy.1562.14 (iii A.D.).
4. lead on, induce, persuade,δόλῳτινὰς π.Hdt.9.90; “ὡς ἡχρεία προάγειTh.3.59: with inf. added, κινδυνεύειν τινὰ π. ib.45; “ἐγὼ προήγαγον ὑμᾶς ἄξια τῶν προγόνων φρονεῖνD.18.206: with Preps., “π. θυμὸν ἐς ἀμπλακίηνThgn. 386 (nisi leg. παράγει)“; τινὰς ἐς λόγουςPl.Ti.22a; “εἰς μῖσοςX.HG 3.5.2; τὰς συγγενείας εἰς ἔχθραν, εἰς ἄνοιαν τὴν πόλιν, Isoc.4.174, 8.121; “εἰς ὀργὴν φθόνον ἔλεονArist.Rh.1354a25; εἰς γέλωτα ib. 1415a37; τινὰ ἐπ᾽ ἀρετήν, opp. προτρέψασθαι, X.Mem.1.4.1; “πάντας ἐκ . . πολέμων ἐπὶ τὴν ὁμόνοιανIsoc.5.141; “πρὸς . . κακίας ὑπερβολήνD. 20.36; “ἐμαυτὸν εἰς ἀπέχθειανId.23.1:—Med., ἐς γέλωτα προαγαγέσθαι τινά move one to laughter, Hdt.2.121.“δ᾽; τὴν ὑγρότητα αὐτῶν τοῦ ἤθους εἰς ἔλεονLycurg.33; “προαξόμεθ᾽ . . εἰς ἀνάγκηνD.5.14: c.inf., “τοῦτο πολεμίους προάγεται ἁμαρτάνεινX.Eq.Mag.5.15, cf. Aeschin.3.117, Arist.Pol.1270b2:—freq. in Pass., “προαχθέντας εἰς φιλοποσίανX. Mem.1.2.22; “εἰς τοῦτ᾽ ὀργῆς προήχθησαν ὥστε. .Isoc.20.8: c. inf., “οὐ γὰρ ἔγωγε προαχθείην ἂν εἰπεῖνD.21.79, cf. 18.269, Arist.Ph.194a31; “προάγεται λαλεῖνMen.164; “πολλὰ προηγμένον πρᾶξαιD.5.23, etc.
c. prefer in the way of choice, esp. in Pass., “αἱ προηγμέναι φυλαίJ.AJ4.8.44: προηγμένος distinguished, outstanding,ὥραPhilostr. Jun.Im.Praef.
6. in Stoic Philos., of things neither good nor bad but promoted or advanced above the zero point of indifference, “προηγμένον . . ἀδιάφορον <ὂν> ἐκλεγόμεθαZeno Stoic.1.48, cf. Aristo ib.83, Chrysipp.ib.3.28, etc.; cf. ἀποπροάγω.
7. in pf. Pass. with med. sense, οὕτω προῆκται τοὺς παῖδας ὥστε . . has had them brought up in such a way that . . , D.54.23: also in pass. sense, “ἐπιεικῶς τοῖς ἔθεσι προηγμένοιArist. EN1180a8.
II. intr., lead the way, go before,πρόαγε δήPl.Phdr.227c; “σοῦ προάγοντος ἐγὼ ἐφεσπόμηνId.Phd. 90b, cf. X.An.6.5.6, etc.: with acc. added, προῆγε πολὺ πάντας dub. in J.BJ6.1.6 (leg. πάντων): of a commander, lead an advance, push forward, Plb.2.65.1,3.35.1, etc.
2. metaph., προάγων λόγος the preceding discourse, Pl.Lg.719a; “αἱ π. γραφαίJ.AJ19.6.2; “ π. μήνPSI5.450.59 (ii A.D.).
4. excel, τινος Dsc.1.71 (v.l. προέχει)“; ἀρχαιότητιJ.Ap.2.15.
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