A.forepart of a ship, prow, “εἰς ἴκρια νηὸς πρῴρης” Od.12.230 (here prob. adjectival with νηός), cf. Hdt. ll.cc., etc.; πνεῦμα τοὐκ πρῴρας a contrary wind, opp. κατὰ πρύμναν, S.Ph. 639.
2. metaph., πρῷρα βιότου the prow of life's vessel, i.e. early youth, E.Tr.103 (anap.); ὦ πρῷρα λοιβῆς Ἑστία thou who art first entitled to it, S.Fr.726; πάροιθεν πρῴρας . . καρδίας before my heart's prow, in front of my heart, A.Ch.390 (lyr.).
3. end of a vinebranch, Thphr.HP2.1.3 (cj. in CP3.14.7). (Written πρώρρα in Plb. 8.6.1, al., but πρωιρ- in PSI4.382.2 (iii B.C.), cf. πρῳρατικός; κυανοπρωΐρους [^^____] is cited by EM692.32 from Hom., and κυανοπρώϊραν from Simon.241: hence πρῷρα is prob. contr. from a word of the form __^, but whether from Πρώειρα, as inferred by Hdn. Gr.2.410, is doubtful; perh. from Πρώαιρα, cf. νείαιρα; -πρωι_ρ- in Hom. and Simon. may have arisen by 'distraction' of the contracted form.)
