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προχωρ-έω ,
A.go or come forward, advance, πρὸς ἐμὴν χεῖρα as my hand guides thee, S.Ph.148 (anap.), etc.; of troops, Th.2.12,3.111, etc.; of excrement, to be voided, Arist.HA594b22 (later Pass., Alex. Trall.9.3); οἶκος εἰς βορρᾶν προκεχωρηκώς, Lat. vergens ad . . , Luc. Hipp.7: of Time, “τοῦ αἰῶνος προκεχωρηκότοςX.Cyr.8.7.1, cf. Hdn.2.2.2, etc.; “προὐχώρει πότοςX.An.7.3.26, cf. Luc.DMeretr.15.2: of Degree, “προχωρεῖ καὶ οὐ μένει τό τε θερμότερον ἀεὶ καὶ τὸ ψυχρότερον ὡσαύτωςPl.Phlb.24d.
2. of coin, pass current, Peripl.M.Rubr.47, S.E.M.1.178; of funds, to be allocated or expended, “εἰς τὴν τῶν τειρώνων συντέλειανIGRom.4.1763 (Tira), cf. IG42(1).91.10 (iii A.D.), PSI4.285.4 (iv A.D.).
3. to be imported, Peripl.M.Rubr.6, al.
b. find a market, sell, “οὐ προχωρεῖ πυρὸς εἰ μὴ ἐκ δραχμῶν ἑπτάPAmh.2.133.18 (ii A.D.).
2. impers., προχωρεῖ μοι it goes on well for me, I have success, commonly with neg., ὥς οἱ δόλῳ οὐ προεχώρεε when he could not succeed by craft, Hdt.1.205, cf. 84, Th.1.109, etc.; οὐ προὐχώρει προσεδέχοντο things did not succeed as . ., Id.3.18: c.inf., ἢν μὴ προχωρήσῃ ἴσον ἑκάστῳ ἔχοντι ἀπελθεῖν if it be not possible . . , Id.4.59; ἐὰν τοῖς γεωργοῖς προχωρῇ πωλεῖν κτλ. PCair.Zen.723.8 (iii B.C.); ῥίψαντες, ὡς ἑκάστοις προὐχώρει (sc. ῥῖψαι) . . Arr.An.1.1.12; ἡνίκ᾽ ἂν ἑκάστῳ π. X.Cyr.1.2.4; ὁπόσα σοι προχωρεῖ as much as is convenient, ib.3.2.29, cf. An.1.9.13: abs. in part., προκεχωρηκότων τοῖς Λακεδα<*>μονίοις ὥστε . . when things went on so well for them that . ., Id.HG5.3.27.
3. later, of persons, advance, ἐπὶ μέγα π. Luc. DMort.12.2; of excess, ἐς πᾶν τρυφῆς π. D.C.39.37, cf. 48.1; “ἐς τοῦτο, ὥστε . . Id.73.3; “ἐς τοσοῦτον μανίας, ὡς . . Hdn.1.15.8.
III. come forward to speak, π. τῶν ἄλλων come out in front of the rest, v.l. in Din.3.14.
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