early

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adj.

In the morning: P. and V. ἑωθινός (Eur., Rhes. 771, and Soph., Frag.), V. ἑῷος, Ar. and P. ὄρθριος. Premature: P. and V. ἄωρος. Of crops, etc.: Ar. πρῷος. It is early: P. πρῴ ἐστι. Belonging to former times: P. and V. ἀρχαῖος, παλαιός, V. παλαίφατος, Ar. and V. παλαιγενής. From the earliest times: P. ἐκ τοῦ ἐπὶ πλεῖστον (Thuc. 1, 2), ἐκ παλαιτάτου (Thuc. 1, 18). Earlier, former: P. and V. πρότερος. adv. In the morning: Ar. and P. πρῴ, ἕωθεν, ἐξ ἑωθινοῦ. In the year: Ar. and P. πρῴ. Prematurely: P. and V. πρῴ. So early: P. τηνικάδε.