A.born before, primeval, “θεοί” S.Ant.938(anap.): Comp. προγενέστερος, α, ον, earlier in birth, i.e.older, Il.2.555, Od.2.29, Theoc. 29.10, etc.; “γενεῇ π.” Il.9.161; τινος 23.789; “οἱ π.” those who have gone before us, our predecessors, Arist.EN1181b16, de An.403b27, PA642a24, Phld.Ind.Sto.20: Sup. προγενέστατος, eldest-born, primordial, h.Cer.110, Arist.de An.410b14, Ath.Med. ap. Orib.inc.21.21.
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