προάγω [ᾰ ],
fut. -άξω: pf. Act. προῆχα D. 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 οἰκία Hdt. 3.148, etc.; escort on their way, Id. 8.132; τοὺς πεζοὺς οὐ πολλὴν ὁδόν X. Cyr. 3.3.23: - Pass., to be led on, προαγομένης τῆς πόλεως ἐπὶ συμφοράς And. 2.9 .
2. carry on, αἱμασιάν D. 55.27; produce, Plot. 3.7.6: - Pass., [ τάξις] εἰς ὀξὺ προηγμένη brought to a point, Arr. Tact. 16.8 . bring on in age, etc., προῆγεν αὐτὸν ὁ χρόνος εἰς ὥραν X. Cyr. 1.4.4: - Pass., ἐπὶ πλείω προῆκται τῆς κατ’ ἰητρικὴν ἐπιμελείας belong to more advanced medical study, Hp. Medic. 13 . increase, raise a dose, ἐπὶ ἓξ κοτύλας Ruf. Fr. 68 (v.l. προς- ).
3. bring forward, νεκρόν εἰς τὸ φανερόν, τι εἰς τὸ πρόσθεν, Pl. Lg. 960a, Plt. 262c; τὴν φύσιν εἰς φῶς πᾶσιν Id. Ep. 341d; βουλὴν ἀπόρρητον εἰς φῶς ἡλίου Plu. 2.552d; οἱ προαγαγόντες εἰς φῶς, = οἱ γονεῖς, Poll. 3.8, cf. Hld. 7.23; call up an apparition, Thessal. in Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(3).137. bring before a tribunal, SIG 826 G 22 ( ii B.C., Pass. ); π. δάνειον POxy. 1562.14 (iii A.D.) .
4. lead on, induce, persuade, δόλῳτινὰς π. Hdt. 9.90; ὡς ἡχρεία προάγει Th. 3.59: with inf. added, κινδυνεύειν τινὰ π. ib. 45; ἐγὼ προήγαγον ὑμᾶς ἄξια τῶν προγόνων φρονεῖν D. 18.206: with Preps., π. θυμὸν ἐς ἀμπλακίην Thgn. 386 (nisi leg. παράγει ) ; τινὰς ἐς λόγους Pl. Ti. 22a; εἰς μῖσος X. HG 3.5.2; τὰς συγγενείας εἰς ἔχθραν, εἰς ἄνοιαν τὴν πόλιν, Isoc. 4.174, 8.121; εἰς ὀργὴν ἢ φθόνον ἢ ἔλεον Arist. Rh. 1354a25; εἰς γέλωτα ib. 1415a37; τινὰ ἐπ’ ἀρετήν, opp. προτρέψασθαι, X. Mem. 1.4.1; πάντας ἐκ . . πολέμων ἐπὶ τὴν ὁμόνοιαν Isoc. 5.141; πρὸς . . κακίας ὑπερβολήν D. 20.36; ἐμαυτὸν εἰς ἀπέχθειαν Id. 23.1: - Med., ἐς γέλωτα προαγαγέσθαι τινά move one to laughter, Hdt. 2.121 . δ’; τὴν ὑγρότητα αὐτῶν τοῦ ἤθους εἰς ἔλεον Lycurg. 33; προαξόμεθ’ . . εἰς ἀνάγκην D. 5.14: c. inf., τοῦτο πολεμίους προάγεται ἁμαρτάνειν X. Eq.Mag. 5.15, cf. Aeschin. 3.117, Arist. Pol. 1270b2: - freq. in Pass., προαχθέντας εἰς φιλοποσίαν X. Mem. 1.2.22; εἰς τοῦτ’ ὀργῆς προήχθησαν ὥστε. . Isoc. 20.8: c. inf., οὐ γὰρ ἔγωγε προαχθείην ἂν εἰπεῖν D. 21.79, cf. 18.269, Arist. Ph. 194a31; προάγεται λαλεῖν Men. 164; πολλὰ προηγμένον πρᾶξαι D. 5.23, etc.
5. carry forward, advance, π. τὴν πόλιν lead it on to power, Th. 6.18, D. 19.18; π. αὐτὴν (sc. τὴν ἀρχὴν ) ἐς τόδε Th. 1.75, cf. Arist. Pol. 1274a10; λόγοισι προάγει . ., ἔργοισι δ’ οὐδὲ κινεῖ Cratin. 300; οὕτω μέχρι πόρρω προήγαγον [τὴν ἔχθραν ] carried it so far, D. 18.163; π. [τὰ πράγματα] ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον Id. Prooem. 38, etc.; τὴν πραγματείαν π. εἰς τὸ πρόσθεν promote the study, Aristox. Fr.Hist. 81; [ τὰ μαθήματα ] Arist. Metaph. 985b24; τὰς τέχνας Id. SE 183b29, cf. Po. 1449a13; π. καὶ διαρθρῶσαι τὰ καλῶς ἔχοντα τῇ περιγραφῇ carry on and complete . ., Id. EN 1098a22, cf. Pol. 1282b35: - Med., ἐς τοῦτο [τὰ Περσέων πρήγματα] προηγάγοντο Hdt. 7.50: - Pass., increase, become rife, D. 19.266 . of persons, promote or prefer to honour, δᾶμος εἰς ἀριστοκρατίαν ἄνδρας αἰ προάγοι καλῶς Isyll. 3, cf. Plb. 12.13.6, etc.; τινὰς εἰς δόξαν, ἐφ’ ἡγεμονίας, Plu. Them. 7, Galb. 20, etc.; ἐπὶ μέγα προαχθῆναι Luc. Alex. 55 . prefer in the way of choice, esp. in Pass., αἱ προηγμέναι φυλαί J. AJ 4.8.44: προηγμένος distinguished, outstanding, ὥρα Philostr. Jun. Im.Praef.
6. in Stoic Philos., of things neither good nor bad but promoted or advanced above the zero point of indifference, προηγμένον . . ὃ ἀδιάφορον [ὂν] ἐκλεγόμεθα Zeno 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 προηγμένοι Arist. EN 1180a8 .
8. pronounce a discourse, κατὰ θεωρίαν π. πάντα Philostr. VS 2.9.3; αἱ κατὰ σχῆμα προηγμέναι τῶν ὑποθέσεων ib. 2.4.2 .
II intr., lead the way, go before, πρόαγε δή Pl. Phdr. 227c; σοῦ προάγοντος ἐγὼ ἐφεσπόμην Id. Phd. 90b, cf. X. An. 6.5.6, etc.: with acc. added, προῆγε πολὺ πάντας dub. in J. BJ 6.1.6 (leg. πάντων ): of a commander, lead an advance, push forward, Plb. 2.65.1, 3.35.1, etc.
2. metaph., ὁ προάγων λόγος the preceding discourse, Pl. Lg. 719a; αἱ π. γραφαί J. AJ 19.6.2; ὁ π. μήν PSI 5.450.59 (ii A.D.) .
3. go on, advance, ἐπὶ πολὺ προάγει τῇ τε βίᾳ καὶ τῇ ὠμότητι Decr. ap. D. 18.181; ἐκ τῶν ἀσαφεστ έρων ἐπὶ τὰ σαφέστερα Arist. Ph. 184a19; πόρρω π. ὕβρεως Clearch. 6 ( τὸ ἔργον προῆγε ( ν ) is v.l. for προσῆγε in Hdt. 9.92 ); πᾶς ὁ προάγων καὶ μὴ μένων ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ [2Jn 1:9]: of Time, τῆς ἡμέρας ἤδη προαγούσης Plb. 18.8.1; reach, attain to, εἰς τὰς ὀκτὼ μυριάδας Phld. Ind.Sto. 32 .
4. excel, τινος Dsc. 1.71 (v.l. προέχει ) ; ἀρχαιότητι J. [Rev 2:15] .
G4254 — προάγω
imperfect προῆγον; future προάξω; 2 aorist προήγαγον; from Herodotus down;
1. transitive, to lead forward, lead forth: τινα, one from a place in which he has lain hidden from view,—as from prison, ἔξω, [Act 16:30]; (from Jason's house, [Act 17:5] L T Tr WH); in a forensic sense, to bring one forth to trial, [Act 12:6] (WH text προσαγαγεῖν); with addition of ἐπί and the genitive of the person about to examine into the case, before whom the hearing is to be had, [Act 25:26] (εἰς τήν δίκην, Josephus, b. j. 1, 27, 2; εἰς ἐκκλησίαν τούς ἐν αἰτία γενομένους, Antiquities 16, 11, 7).
2. intransitive (see ἄγω, 4 (and cf. πρό, d. α.)), a. to go before: [Luk 18:39] (L marginal reading of παράγοντες); opposed to ἀκολουθέω, [Mat 21:9] R G; [Mar 11:9]; followed by εἰς with an accusative of place, [Mat 14:22]; [Mar 6:45]; εἰς κρίσιν, [1Ti 5:24] (on which passage see ἐπακολουθέω); participle προάγων, preceding i. e. prior in point of time, previous, [1Ti 1:18] (see προφητεία at the end, and under the word ἐπί, C. I. 2 g.γ. γγ. (but R. V. marginal reading led the way to, etc.)); [Heb 7:18]. τινα, to precede one, [Mat 2:9]; [Mar 10:32]; and L T Tr WH in [Mat 21:9] (cf. Josephus, b. j. 6, 1, 6; Buttmann, § 130, 4); followed by εἰς with an accusative of place, [Mat 26:32]; [Mat 28:7]; [Mar 14:28]; [Mar 16:7]; τινα εἰς τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, to take precedence of one in entering into the kingdom of God, [Mat 21:31] (cf. Buttmann, 201 (177)).
b. to proceed, go forward: in a bad sense, to go further than is right or proper, equivalent to μή μένειν ἐν τῇ διδαχή, to transgress the limits of true doctrine (cf. our colloquial, 'advanced' (views, etc.) in a disparaging sense), [2Jo 1:9] L T Tr WH (but R. V. marginal reading taketh the lead).
προ - άγω ,
[in LXX : [1Sa 17:16] (H5066), Wis 19:11 , al. ;]
1. prop . trans., to lead on, lead forth or forward: c . acc pers ., [Act 16:30]; [Act 17:5]; of bringing forth to trial, [Act 12:6] ( WH , txt ., προσάγ -); seq . ἐπί , c . gen . pers ., [Act 25:26].
2. Intrans . ( Plat ., Polyb ., and later writers; v. Bl., § 53, 1; MM , xxi);
(a) to lead the way, [1Ti 1:18] ( R , mg .), hence, to go before, precede: [Luk 18:39]; opp . to ἀκολουθέω , [Mar 11:9]; seq . εἰς , [Mat 14:22], [Mar 6:45], [1Ti 5:24], [Heb 7:18]; c . acc pers ., [Mat 2:9]; [Mat 21:9], [Mar 10:32]; seq . εἰς , [Mat 21:31]; [Mat 26:32]; [Mat 28:7], [Mar 14:28]; [Mar 16:7];
(b) to go on, advanc e ( Sir 20:27 ): [2Jn 1:9]. †