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προβάλλω , fut. -βα^λῶ: pf. -βέβληκα: Ep.aor.2
b. in obstetrics, present, Act. and Pass., Hp.Mul.1.69, Sor.2.60, al.
2. ἔριδα προβαλόντες putting forth strife, i.e. striving, Il.11.529.
4. Med., put forward, propose for an office,λῃτουργεῖν π. γυμνασίαρχονAnd.1.132:—Pass., v. infr. B.1.4.
IV. send forth, emit, τράγου ὀσμήν v.l. (for προσ-) in Dsc.4.50; “τὴν φωνὴν ὀξεῖαν π.D.S.3.8; “ἦχον τραχύνId.5.30, etc.; produce,καρπόνJ.AJ 4.8.19; “ἄνθοςAët.12.1:—Pass., c. gen., to be emitted from,αἱ τῶν θεῶν δυνάμεις προβεβλημέναι τῶν πρώτωνProcl.in Prm.p.552S.
V. intr., stick out, of the tongue, Arist.PA660a24.
2. fall forward, εἰς τὸ μέτωπον Sch.Ar.Av.487.
B. Med. with pf. Pass. (used also in pass. sense, v. infr.):— throw or toss before one,οὐλοχύτας προβάλοντοIl.1.458, al.: hence, throw away, expose, S.Ph.1017.
2. set before or in front,θεμείλιά τε προβάλοντοIl.23.255.
3. set before oneself, propose to oneself,ἔργονHes. Op.779.
4. put forward, propose for election, Hdt.1.98, Pl.Lg. 755c sq., X.An.6.1.25, IG22.1343.29, etc.; “προβαλλόμενος ἑαυτόνD. 21.15:—Pass., Hdt. l.c., Pl.l.c., etc.; “προβληθεὶς πυλάγορος οὗτοςD. 18.149, cf.285.
5. c. dat. et inf., challenge a person to . . ,π. μοι [ὀμόσαι] Mitteis Chr.32i14, cf. ii 13(ii B.C.):—Pass., of the oath, to be proposed as a challenge, ib.ii 25, Sammelb. 5231.9 (i A.D.).
II. throw beyond, beat in throwing: hence, surpass, excel, c. gen. pers. et dat. rei, “ἐγὼ δέ κε σεῖο νοήματί γε προβαλοίμηνIl.19.218.
III. hold before oneself so as to protect, “λαιᾷ ἴτυνTyrt.15.3; “Πηλεΐδᾳ κατ᾽ ὄμμα πέλτανE.Rh.370 (lyr.); “τὼ χεῖρεAr.Ra.201; π. τὰ ὅπλα level arms, opp. μεταβάλλεσθαι (cf. “προβολή1), “τὴν φάλαγγα ἐκέλευσε προβαλέσθαι τὰ ὅπλα καὶ ἐπιχωρῆσαιX.An.1.2.17, cf. 6.5.16, Mem.3.8.4: in pf. Pass., σάρισαν προβεβλημένος having his pike advanced, with levelled pike, D.S.17.100; “τοὺς θυρεοὺς πρὸ τῶν νώτων . . -βεβλημένοιArr.Tact.36.1; “εἰκοσάπηχύν τινα προβεβλ. κοντόνLuc.DMort.27.4; also προβεβλημένοι τοὺς θωρακοφόρους having them to cover one in front, X.Cyr. 6.3.24; π. τάφρον, ποταμόν, of a general, Plb.1.18.3, 2.5.5; “π. τῆς . . στρατοπεδείας τεῖχοςId.1.48.10, etc.; “πόλις -βεβλημένη ποταμόνStr. 11.2.17; π. τὰ θηρία πρὸ τῶν κεράτων, λογχοφόρους τῆς δυνάμεως, Plb.3.72.9, 3.113.6: abs., stand in front, πρὸ ἀμφοῖν προβεβλημένος standing so as to cover both, X.An.4.2.21, cf. Cyr.2.3.10: c. gen., “τούτου προβέβληται ΠολύευκτοςD.21.139; “προβάλλεσθαι ἐναντίον βλέπειν οὔτ᾽ οἶδεν οὔτ᾽ ἐθέλειId.4.40; προαίρεσις τῆς πολιτείας προβεβλημένη a guarded policy, Id.19.27; πρὸς ἅπαντας -βεβλημένος on one's guard against, Plu.Dio 9:—Pass., “ἱππῆς προβέβληνται πρὸ τοῦ δεξιοῦ κέρωςArr.Tact.36.2; κράνη πρὸ τῆς κεφαλῆς π. ib.34.3.
b. bring forward, cite on one's own part, in defence,τὸν Ὅμηρον π.Pl.La.201b; “π. μάρτυραςIs.7.3, etc.; προβαλόμενος one who has brought evidence, Lex ap.D.46.10; cite as an example,ἔθνος οὐδὲν ἔχομεν προβαλέσθαι σοφίης πέριHdt.4.46; use as an excuse or pretext, Th.2.87, etc.; “τὸ εὐπρεπὲς ἄσπονδον προβέβληνταιId.1.37; π. σκῆψιν, πρόφασιν, Plb.5.56.7, 15.20.3.
IV. in Att. law, accuse a person by προβολή (v. προβολή v), present him as guilty of the offence, “προὐβαλόμην ἀδικεῖν τοῦτον περὶ τὴν ἑορτήνD.21.1 (cf. Harp. s.v. προβαλλομένους; π. τινά τι ib.28; τινα alone, ib.175; προβαλλόμενος the prosecutor in a προβολή, ib.179:—Pass., to be accused or presented,προὐβλήθησανX.HG1.7.35: generally, attack, censure,τὸ ἔθοςD.H.4.24, cf. Ph.2.137; “τοὺς ψευδομένουςJ.BJ2.8.7 (s. v.l.), cf. Plu.CG14; opp. ἐπαινεῖν , Id.2.18d.
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